Re: Authentication prompt for mbox downloads

On 3/26/20 7:37 AM, Dave Page wrote:
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> On Thu, Mar 26, 2020 at 2:03 PM Jonathan S. Katz <jkatz(at)postgresql(dot)org
> <mailto:jkatz(at)postgresql(dot)org>> wrote:
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> On 3/26/20 9:51 AM, Magnus Hagander wrote:
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> >> I don't see how any of the above, including Dave's patch, make
> things
> >> worse. Again I was just suggesting on how to display the
> credentials,
> >> not adding more steps to downloading the mbox.
> >
> > Well, Daves patch doesn't cover 2 out of 3 cases, that's a start :)
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>
> I'm not clear what cases you're referring to, even after re-reading the
> thread.

https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/CABUevEyiUpQun8X2fQj6m3n2J_2CHisTDX0vUXFwq%2BJR9JdZHA%40mail.gmail.com

"And it also misses the
usecase of people downloading thread-as-mbox, as well as the
functionality to view raw message, which both use the same protection,
so should be equally informed."

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> > And it makes it worse in that it goes in the very most "valuable
> > space" on the screen, for something that's focused on a tiny portion
> > of our users.
> >
> > I'm certainly not against making the information better, I'm just not
> > sure that's the best way.
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> We could move it to the bottom of the pages. Or add it to this page[1]
> and call it a day.
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> Either would largely guarantee that users don't see it.
>
> I was going to suggest putting a help icon with popup hint on click next
> to the table header for the column, but then I noticed we don't actually
> have column headers.
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