--- lynx2-8-2/WWW/Library/Implementation/HTNews.c.dist	Wed Jul  7 01:58:25 1999
+++ lynx2-8-2/WWW/Library/Implementation/HTNews.c	Thu Jul  8 23:11:06 1999
@@ -343,12 +343,6 @@
     int status, tries;
 
     /*
-    **	Make sure we have an interactive user and a host. - FM
-    */
-    if (dump_output_immediately || !(host && *host))
-	return NNTPAUTH_ERROR;
-
-    /*
     **	Check for an existing authorization entry. - FM
     */
     if (NNTP_AuthInfo != NULL) {
@@ -368,6 +362,14 @@
     }
 
     /*
+    **	Use -auth user name and password in -dump mode, if possible - AL
+    */
+    if (dump_output_immediately && UserName == NULL && PassWord == NULL) {
+	UserName = authentication_info[0];
+	PassWord = authentication_info[1];
+    }
+
+    /*
     **	Handle the username. - FM
     */
     buffer[511] = '\0';
@@ -375,6 +377,12 @@
 
     while (tries) {
 	if (UserName == NULL) {
+	    /*
+	    **	Make sure we have an interactive user and a host. - FM
+	    */
+	    if (dump_output_immediately || !(host && *host))
+		return NNTPAUTH_ERROR;
+
 	    if ((msg = (char *)calloc(1, (strlen(host) + 30))) == NULL) {
 		outofmem(__FILE__, "HTHandleAuthInfo");
 	    }