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From: kai.grossjohann@uni-duisburg.de (Kai Großjohann)
Subject: Re: unreachable IMAP server
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 13:58:39 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <84heaoy328.fsf@lucy.is.informatik.uni-duisburg.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <uel5tkx7o.fsf@boost-consulting.com>

David Abrahams <dave@boost-consulting.com> writes:

> kai.grossjohann@uni-duisburg.de (Kai Großjohann) writes:
>
>> Usually, when the server is unreachable, and you know it's temporary
>> (maybe your ethernet cable was unplugged), then saying no is the
>> right answer: Gnus will retry next time.
>
> Actually it doesn't.  That's exactly my scenario.

But you're inside a group.  Hm.  Maybe that is a situation where Gnus
doesn't expect to have to retry.  In the Group buffer, it does retry
correctly (at least it did for me).

-- 
A preposition is not a good thing to end a sentence with.



      reply	other threads:[~2003-02-28 12:58 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2003-02-22 22:25 nnimap/Gcc - process imap not running David Abrahams
2003-02-27 16:38 ` unreachable IMAP server (was: nnimap/Gcc - process imap not running) David Abrahams
2003-02-27 21:41   ` unreachable IMAP server Kai Großjohann
2003-02-28  1:31     ` David Abrahams
2003-02-28 12:58       ` Kai Großjohann [this message]

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