From: Ted Zlatanov <tzz@lifelogs.com>
To: ding@gnus.org
Subject: Re: Contacting server when Leaving a group
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 16:04:12 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <863afcb9k3.fsf@lifelogs.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87k58pedum.fsf@newsguy.com>
On Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:50:57 -0600 Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> wrote:
HP> Ted Zlatanov <tzz@lifelogs.com> writes:
>> It would be sufficient to retry opening the server, right? I've done
>> this process too and it's a little annoying.
HP> I guess so. What does it do currently? What it reports is `unable
HP> contact server...' or similar... I just assumed it did try to open the
HP> server.
HP> Maybe Contacting server and reopening server aren't the same?
AFAIK it just gives up on the server currently if it can't be reached.
I haven't looked at the source code nor do I have the time currently,
but if no one else can I'll put it on my TODO list.
HP> But what if an attempted reopening also fails... It does here
HP> sometimes when I do (in server buffer) C (close) O (open). It usually
HP> works the first time but not always.
I would have a variable for number of retries (customized per server and
a global one too).
Ted
prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-01-21 22:04 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-01-18 5:24 Harry Putnam
2009-01-18 15:37 ` Steven E. Harris
2009-01-20 17:44 ` Ted Zlatanov
2009-01-20 23:50 ` Harry Putnam
2009-01-21 22:04 ` Ted Zlatanov [this message]
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