nnrpd requires auth_init() for an auth hook, contrary to the documentation

River Tarnell river at RT.UK.EU.ORG
Tue Feb 14 20:54:38 UTC 2012


Hi,

The documentation (doc/hook-perl) for nnrpd auth hook says:

	If a Perl function auth_init() is defined by that file, it is 
	called immediately after the file is loaded.

And later:

	Provided the file loads without errors, auth_init() (if present) 
	runs without fatal errors, and a Perl function authenticate() is 
	defined, authenticate() will then be called

This suggests that auth_init() is optional, but it actually isn't.  When 
it's not defined, the auth hook will fail:

200 isis.rt.uk.eu.org InterNetNews NNRP server INN 2.5.2 ready (posting ok)
authinfo user test
381 Enter password
authinfo pass test
400 Internal error (3).  Goodbye!

I'm not sure if this is a code or documentation error, but it seems more 
sensible to not require an auth_init function, as most hooks probably 
won't need it.

Regards,
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