From: Eric Abrahamsen <eric@ericabrahamsen.net>
To: ding@gnus.org
Subject: Re: About stalling at tailend of `g'
Date: Wed, 23 May 2018 08:27:32 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87fu2iwfx7.fsf@ericabrahamsen.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87603emul4.fsf@local.lan>
Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> writes:
> Running emacs version:
> GNU Emacs 27.0.50 (build 1, x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, X toolkit, Xaw3d
> scroll bars)
>
> Summary:
>
> Gnus usually stalls at the end of a mail/news fetch. It shows
> processing `nndrafts:drafts' and never gives the prompt back. Requires
> a kill (`M-g') to continue. Usually takes 3 (immediately executed)
> more fetches to finally process all and give back the prompt at the
> end of fetch without an `M-g'
I think one of the first things to try is setting gnus-verbose to 10:
that might show you relevant messages. Often when Gnus hangs during
refresh, and you're seeing a message in the minibuffer like "processing
foo", what's actually happening is the server *after* that one is having
problems. With gnus-verbose at 10, you might see something like
"starting connection..." and then it hangs, and you'll have a better
sense of what the actual source of the problem is.
> Details:
>
> This problem has been occuring probably for at least 1 yr and maybe
> longer. It is a bit annoying.
>
> The initial fetch that happens on gnus startup does not exibit the
> problem.
>
> I would like to know if there is someway to run a full startup fetch
> (as if from scratch) when gnus is already running without having to
> shut it down first.
>
> `R' (restart gnus) does always finish the fetch... but its a bit heavy
> duty to do every 5 or whatever minutes of use. Is it possible to make
> the normal fetchs invoked by `g' behave like a 'R' (restart) fetch?
I think if "g" behaved like "R", it would be "R" :)
Better to find the actual source of the problem. Another thing to do is
go into the *Server* buffer and deny your servers one-by-one, doing
another "g" for each denial. That also might show you which server is
acting up.
Eric
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