Re: Contacting server when Leaving a group

[Ted Zlatanov <tzz@lifelogs.com>]

On Sun, 18 Jan 2009 10:37:47 -0500 "Steven E. Harris" <seh@panix.com> wrote: 

SEH> Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> writes:
>> When I try to leave the group with c, or `ZZ' or any of the commands
>> that are used for leaving groups, gnus won't let me because it cannot
>> contact the server.  I have to leave by changing buffers or some other
>> ungnuslike way.

SEH> Yes, thank you for raising this question. I run into this problem with
SEH> my nnimap groups as well. One has to switch to the *Group* buffer, then
SEH> hit C-^ to reach the *Server* buffer, then try to close the offending
SEH> server, or maybe "deny" it, and kill an openssl process on the side, or
SEH> kill an associated process buffer, then reopen the server, then go back
SEH> to the *Group* buffer, find the group with the asterisk, reenter it,
SEH> and, finally, with baited breath, try to leave it again by pressing 'q'.

It would be sufficient to retry opening the server, right?  I've done
this process too and it's a little annoying.

Ted