From: Vladimir Volovich <vvv@vsu.ru>
Subject: Re: retrieving mail from mailbox error
Date: 22 Apr 2001 15:16:07 +0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <eywv8d18y0.fsf@video.uic.vsu.ru> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <eyzoda9tvs.fsf@video.uic.vsu.ru>
"VV" == Vladimir Volovich writes:
VV> when i'm trying to receive new mail, gnus produces an error
VV> message when it tries to extract mail from my mailbox
VV> (/var/mail/vvv):
VV> Mail source error ((error Format specifier doesn't match argument
VV> type)). Continie? (yes or no)
VV> if the mailbox is empty, no error occurs; otherwise the above
VV> error is displayed.
VV> could you please help?
some details:
yes-or-no-p("Mail source error ((error Format specifier doesn't match argument type)). Continue? ")
byte-code("..." [err yes-or-no-p format "Mail source error (%s). Continue? " error "Cannot get new mail." 0] 4)
mail-source-fetch((file :path "/var/mail/vvv") (lambda (file orig-file) (nnmail-split-incoming file (quote nnml-save-mail) (quote nil) (if ... nil ...) (quote nnml-active-number))))
nnmail-get-new-mail(nnml nnml-save-nov "~/Mail/" "GigaBASE")
nnml-request-scan("GigaBASE" "")
gnus-request-scan("nnml:GigaBASE" (nnml ""))
gnus-activate-group("nnml:GigaBASE" scan)
gnus-get-unread-articles(nil)
gnus-group-get-new-news(nil)
call-interactively(gnus-group-get-new-news)
Best,
v.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-04-22 11:16 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-04-21 15:04 Vladimir Volovich
2001-04-22 11:16 ` Vladimir Volovich [this message]
2001-04-29 12:57 ` ShengHuo ZHU
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