# \[Feature:trunk\] improvement of sample in lib/imap.rb: password input

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/feature-trunk-improvement-of-sample-in-lib-imap-rb-password-input/192371>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [July 29, 2010, 5:18am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/feature-trunk-improvement-of-sample-in-lib-imap-rb-password-input/192371 "2010-07-29T05:18:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![nobu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/e9c0ed/32.png) [@nobu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nobu)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2010, 5:18am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/feature-trunk-improvement-of-sample-in-lib-imap-rb-password-input/192371/1 "2010-07-29T05:18:43Z")

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# Index: lib/net/imap.rb

— lib/net/imap.rb (revision 28780)  
+++ lib/net/imap.rb (working copy)  
@@ -3485,12 +3485,27 @@  
end

- begin
- require ‘io/console’
- rescue LoadError
- def \_noecho(&block)
- 

```
 system("stty", "-echo")

```

- 

```
 begin

```

- 

```
   yield STDIN

```

- 

```
 ensure

```

- 

```
   system("stty", "echo")

```

- 

```
 end

```

- end
- else
- def \_noecho(&block)
- 

```
 STDIN.noecho(&block)

```

- end
- end
- def get\_password  
print "password: "

- system(“stty”, “-echo”)  
begin
- 

```
 return gets.chop

```

- 

```
 return _noecho(&:gets).chomp

```

ensure

- 

```
 system("stty", "echo")

```

- 

```
 print "\n"

```

- 

```
 puts

```

end  
end  
@@ -3543,5 +3558,7 @@  
imap = Net::IMAP.new($host, :port =\> $port, :ssl =\> $ssl)  
begin

- password = get\_password

- class \<\< password = method(:get\_password)
- 

```
 alias to_str call

```

- end  
imap.authenticate($auth, $user, password)  
while true

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**Post date:** [July 29, 2010, 5:33am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/feature-trunk-improvement-of-sample-in-lib-imap-rb-password-input/192371/2 "2010-07-29T05:33:57Z")

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2010e$BG/e(B7e$B7ne(B29e$BF|e(B12:17 Nobuyoshi N.  
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**Post date:** [July 30, 2010, 6:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/feature-trunk-improvement-of-sample-in-lib-imap-rb-password-input/192371/3 "2010-07-30T06:05:03Z")

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This issue was solved with changeset r28798.  
Nobuyoshi, thank you for reporting this issue.  
Your contribution to Ruby is greatly appreciated.  
May Ruby be with you.

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[http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/3626](http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/3626)