(wrong-type-argument processp nil)

[Roland Mas <mas@echo.fr>]

Hello again,

I've come across this error message recently (ie. maybe for a month or
so).  It happens when I gnus-get-new-news, possibly after a while.  It
seems the socket dies (firewall might be involved in it), and Gnus
fails to handle it correctly.  Here comes the backtrace (I'm unable to
understand what parts of it are relevant, so I paste it all).

  Um.  Well, Gnus won't let me post it (control characters in the
message).  I'll just strip the second line (byte-code...) and try
again. 

Signaling: (wrong-type-argument processp nil)
  process-buffer(nil)
  byte-code([STRIPPED HERE BY ME])
  nntp-retrieve-groups(("fr.soc.culture.japon" "fr.comp.normes.unicode" "fr.lettres.langue.chinoise" "fr.comp.infosystemes.www.divers" "fr.comp.infosystemes.www.auteurs" "fr.misc.bavardages.dinosaures" "fr.comp.applications.emacs" "comp.object.corba" "comp.text.xml" "comp.text.sgml" "alt.fan.elite" "comp.lang.lisp" "fr.comp.lang.lisp" "fr.bienvenue" "fr.usenet.logiciels" "fr.usenet.reponses" "fr.usenet.distribution" "fr.usenet.8bits" "fr.test" "test" "gnu.emacs.sources" "gnu.emacs.bug" "gnu.emacs.announce" "comp.emacs" "alt.japanese.misc" "alt.japanese" "fr.usenet.forums.evolution" "fr.usenet.forums.annonces" "fr.comp.text.tex" "comp.text.tex" "alt.japanese.text" "fr.lettres.langue.francaise" "fr.lettres.langue.anglaise" "fr.lettres.ecriture" "fr.comp.securite" "comp.security.unix" "comp.security.ssh" "comp.security.pgp.test" "comp.security.pgp.tech" "comp.security.pgp.resources" "comp.security.pgp.discuss" "comp.security.pgp.announce" "comp.security.misc" "comp.security.announce" "fr.misc.cryptologie" "fr.comp.os.linux.moderated" "fr.comp.os.linux.annonces" "fr.comp.lang.tcl" "fr.comp.lang.perl" "fr.comp.lang.ada" ... . ("comp.lang.tcl.announce" "comp.lang.tcl" "comp.lang.python.announce" "comp.lang.python" "comp.lang.perl.tk" "comp.lang.perl.modules" "comp.lang.perl.moderated" "comp.lang.perl.misc" "comp.lang.perl.announce" "comp.lang.awk" "comp.lang.ada" "alt.sysadmin.recovery" "gnu.emacs.gnus" "fr.lettres.langue.japonaise")) "news.echo.fr")
  gnus-retrieve-groups(("fr.soc.culture.japon" "fr.comp.normes.unicode" "fr.lettres.langue.chinoise" "fr.comp.infosystemes.www.divers" "fr.comp.infosystemes.www.auteurs" "fr.misc.bavardages.dinosaures" "fr.comp.applications.emacs" "comp.object.corba" "comp.text.xml" "comp.text.sgml" "alt.fan.elite" "comp.lang.lisp" "fr.comp.lang.lisp" "fr.bienvenue" "fr.usenet.logiciels" "fr.usenet.reponses" "fr.usenet.distribution" "fr.usenet.8bits" "fr.test" "test" "gnu.emacs.sources" "gnu.emacs.bug" "gnu.emacs.announce" "comp.emacs" "alt.japanese.misc" "alt.japanese" "fr.usenet.forums.evolution" "fr.usenet.forums.annonces" "fr.comp.text.tex" "comp.text.tex" "alt.japanese.text" "fr.lettres.langue.francaise" "fr.lettres.langue.anglaise" "fr.lettres.ecriture" "fr.comp.securite" "comp.security.unix" "comp.security.ssh" "comp.security.pgp.test" "comp.security.pgp.tech" "comp.security.pgp.resources" "comp.security.pgp.discuss" "comp.security.pgp.announce" "comp.security.misc" "comp.security.announce" "fr.misc.cryptologie" "fr.comp.os.linux.moderated" "fr.comp.os.linux.annonces" "fr.comp.lang.tcl" "fr.comp.lang.perl" "fr.comp.lang.ada" ... . ("comp.lang.tcl.announce" "comp.lang.tcl" "comp.lang.python.announce" "comp.lang.python" "comp.lang.perl.tk" "comp.lang.perl.modules" "comp.lang.perl.moderated" "comp.lang.perl.misc" "comp.lang.perl.announce" "comp.lang.awk" "comp.lang.ada" "alt.sysadmin.recovery" "gnu.emacs.gnus" "fr.lettres.langue.japonaise")) (nntp "news.echo.fr"))
  gnus-read-active-file-2(("fr.soc.culture.japon" "fr.comp.normes.unicode" "fr.lettres.langue.chinoise" "fr.comp.infosystemes.www.divers" "fr.comp.infosystemes.www.auteurs" "fr.misc.bavardages.dinosaures" "fr.comp.applications.emacs" "comp.object.corba" "comp.text.xml" "comp.text.sgml" "alt.fan.elite" "comp.lang.lisp" "fr.comp.lang.lisp" "fr.bienvenue" "fr.usenet.logiciels" "fr.usenet.reponses" "fr.usenet.distribution" "fr.usenet.8bits" "fr.test" "test" "gnu.emacs.sources" "gnu.emacs.bug" "gnu.emacs.announce" "comp.emacs" "alt.japanese.misc" "alt.japanese" "fr.usenet.forums.evolution" "fr.usenet.forums.annonces" "fr.comp.text.tex" "comp.text.tex" "alt.japanese.text" "fr.lettres.langue.francaise" "fr.lettres.langue.anglaise" "fr.lettres.ecriture" "fr.comp.securite" "comp.security.unix" "comp.security.ssh" "comp.security.pgp.test" "comp.security.pgp.tech" "comp.security.pgp.resources" "comp.security.pgp.discuss" "comp.security.pgp.announce" "comp.security.misc" "comp.security.announce" "fr.misc.cryptologie" "fr.comp.os.linux.moderated" "fr.comp.os.linux.annonces" "fr.comp.lang.tcl" "fr.comp.lang.perl" "fr.comp.lang.ada" ... . ("comp.lang.tcl.announce" "comp.lang.tcl" "comp.lang.python.announce" "comp.lang.python" "comp.lang.perl.tk" "comp.lang.perl.modules" "comp.lang.perl.moderated" "comp.lang.perl.misc" "comp.lang.perl.announce" "comp.lang.awk" "comp.lang.ada" "alt.sysadmin.recovery" "gnu.emacs.gnus" "fr.lettres.langue.japonaise")) (nntp "news.echo.fr"))
  gnus-read-active-file-1((nntp "news.echo.fr") nil)
  gnus-read-active-file()
  gnus-group-get-new-news(nil)
  call-interactively(gnus-group-get-new-news)

Roland.
-- 
Roland Mas

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