(open-tls-stream): Remove unneeded buffer contents when opening the connection.

2 files changed, 11 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 106d73ec206..006bb9d9fe6 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2013-06-05  Teodor Zlatanov  <tzz@lifelogs.com>
+
+        * net/tls.el (open-tls-stream): Remove unneeded buffer contents up
+        to point when opening the connection.
+        Suggested by João Távora <joaotavora@gmail.com> in
+        <http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2013-05/msg00464.html>.
+
 2013-06-05  Stefan Monnier  <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
 
         * subr.el (load-history-regexp, load-history-filename-element)
diff --git a/lisp/net/tls.el b/lisp/net/tls.el
index 7fc314ef088..3d8d8decf47 100644
--- a/lisp/net/tls.el
+++ b/lisp/net/tls.el
@@ -286,7 +286,10 @@ NOT trusted. Accept anyway? " host)))))
                              (format "Host name in certificate doesn't \
 match `%s'. Connect anyway? " host))))))
         (setq done nil)
-        (delete-process process)))
+        (delete-process process))
+      ;; Delete all the informational messages that could confuse
+      ;; future uses of `buffer'.
+      (delete-region (point-min) (point)))
     (message "Opening TLS connection to `%s'...%s"
              host (if done "done" "failed"))
     (when use-temp-buffer