Re: nntp problems with hibernating and waking up in a new network

[Adrian Aichner <adrian@xemacs.org>]

Simon Josefsson <jas@extundo.com> writes:

> Steinar Bang <sb@dod.no> writes:
>
>>>>>>> Simon Josefsson <jas@extundo.com>:
>>
>>> Doesn't 'C' and 'O', in the *Server* buffer, on the particular nntp
>>> server help?  It doesn't solve the problem, but should let you close
>>> the connection and re-open it without restarting Emacs or Gnus.
>>
>> `C' works, but `O' just has the same behaviour I get when going
>> plugged, ie. a long time out period and then a "Can't open nntp:news,
>> go offline? (y or n)" in the minibuffer.
>>
>> This behaviour has been in CVS since at least 21 May.  I know because
>> that was my previous CVS update, and it had this problem.  I did a new
>> CVS update to see if it was fixed, before reporting it.
>>
>> Also note that it doesn't affect nnimap.  I've only observed this
>> behaviour on nntp.
>
> If you remove the " *nntp*server" buffer, perhaps it will work?  If
> you (setq debug-on-error t) and C-g the 'O', where is it stuck?
> Perhaps strace or gdb would help too.

At least under XEmacs
(setq debug-on-quit t)
would be an even better choice.

Anytime you wonder where it's hung, just use
C-g (keyboard-quit)

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