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authorRasmus <rasmus@gmx.us>2014-07-29 12:59:38 +0200
committerrasmus <rasmus@gmx.us>2015-03-08 20:43:15 +0100
commit3f3dc1058db5f7accbc06e80e9ad329aec2ef434 (patch)
tree54b72e53cc030ae56eddc51b6b5d3f8bd7d2fea5 /doc
parentdbcdc8513919dde524dcf2fa434a4b8e4770e57f (diff)
emms-librefm-scrobbler.el: use authinfo
The recommended way to store libre.fm login details are now via authinfo. See emms-librefm-scrobbler--username, emms-librefm-scrobbler--password and the manual.
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@@ -1273,15 +1273,24 @@ but can work with any GNU FM server by configuring the variable
@var{emms-librefm-scrobbler-handshake-url} to the URL of the GNU FM
server.
-Provide your credentials on the GNU FM server by setting the
-appropriate variables:
+The recommended way of providing your credentials to the GNU FM server
+is by using an authinfo file. Add authentication to your auth-info
+file, typically @file{~/.authinfo.gpg}, as:
+@smallexample
+machine libre.fm login USERNAME password PASSWORD
+@end smallexample
+If you are using some other server than libre.fm, change
+``@example{libre.fm}'' to match
+@var{emms-librefm-scrobbler-handshake-url}.
+
+Alternatively, you can save the password in plaintext in your init-file
+by setting these variables:
@lisp
(setq emms-librefm-scrobbler-username "USERNAME"
emms-librefm-scrobbler-password "PASSWORD")
@end lisp
-
@menu
* Uploading Track Information:: How to submit listened track information.
* GNU FM Streaming:: Streaming music from a GNU FM server.