Re: nntp problems with hibernating and waking up in a new network

[Simon Josefsson <jas@extundo.com>]

Steinar Bang <sb@dod.no> writes:

> Platform: Intel Pentium M, debian sarge
> 	  linux 2.6.14.3 (built by me, not supplied by debian),
> 	  GNU Emacs 21.4.1,
> 	  No Gnus v0.4 (today's CVS)
>
> When I hibernate at home and wake the laptop up in the work network,
> or hibernate at work and wake up the laptop at home, and then try to
> read mail and news, my nnimap servers work fine.  But the nntp groups
> are unable to connect to the servers.  According to ethereal, no
> actual nntp traffic takes place.  This is the case with both agentized
> and direct nntp servers.
>
> Before hibernating I take Gnus to unplugged.  And I then unplug the
> physical network plug to make linux lose its network connection, and
> immediately find a new network connection when waking up in the new
> location. 
>
> Has anyone else seen similar behaviour?  Does anyone know a trick that
> would make it possible for me to avoid having to start a new Emacs and
> a new Gnus?

Doesn't 'C' and 'O', in the *Server* buffer, on the particular nntp
server help?  It doesn't solve the problem, but should let you close
the connection and re-open it without restarting Emacs or Gnus.