I'm trying to write Extension:MediaWikiAuth, which authenticates against a third-party MediaWiki and then creates a corresponding local account if successful.

Obviously, it'd be nice if the user's options were transferred as well. Unfortunately, the user's email address does not appear to be available through the API, although it is visible if you actually load the preferences page. It would be useful if it was, perhaps as an additional parameter in userinfo/options.

Version: unspecified
Severity: enhancement
URL: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:MediaWikiAuth