Re: (file-error "writing to process" "bad address" #<process imap>) when Gcc-ing a group

[Tassilo Horn <tassilo@member.fsf.org>]

David Engster <deng@randomsample.de> writes:

Hi David,

>> The local IMAP server hosting the Gcc-ed group is Dovecot v1.1.11.  I'm
>> not sure if part of the problem is on its side, but at least I can say
>> that it has no problems when offlineimap synces big messages from my
>> IMAP accounts to the local dovecot.
>>
>> When the Gcc-upload fails, dovecot logs a line like this:
>>
>>   dovecot: Feb 09 17:14:51 Info: IMAP(uni): \
>>            Disconnected in APPEND bytes=1992955/1144675
>>
>> Could somebody please help me with this?
>
> I'm using Dovecot (on a remote server, though) and don't have any
> problems appending large messages using Gnus.

Define large.  It works for me till some specific size, but let's say
with attachments > 3 MiB it always fails.

> Are you using the Gnus demon, e.g. for regularly checking your INBOX?
> Could it be that the demon changes the mailbox while the APPEND is
> still running?

No, I only run offlineimap in a cron job, but that shouldn't cause any
harm, right?

> If you cannot use IMAP debugging in Emacs,

I can.  See the logs I posted in that old message.

> you can use the Dovecot's "rawlog" utility:
> http://wiki.dovecot.org/Debugging/Rawlog . Maybe that can shed some
> light on the issue.

I'll try that later this evening.

Thanks for your help so far!

Bye,
Tassilo