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

[David Engster <deng@randomsample.de>]

Tassilo Horn <tassilo@member.fsf.org> writes:
> David Engster <deng@randomsample.de> writes:
>> I have no idea if this is a problem with Dovecot or maybe a bug in
>> process-send-region or in send-region (I don't see how any other Gnus
>> or Emacs code could be involved in this).
>
> `send-region' is only an alias for `process-send-region'.

Sorry, I should have said "send-region in process.c". The file-error is
thrown there, in the C source.

> Maybe we could create an isolated test case which doesn't involve gnus
> and dovecot. I tried to create such a case, but I don't have enough
> time right now.  Basically it should be possible to load a big file
> into a temp buffer and use it as input to a `cat' process, or
> something like that and then compare if the result equals the input.

I'd be surprised if the error is that general; much more people would
have to see it in this case. I just tried again at work, and here it
doesn't cause any problems, even with a 10MB attachment. I know you're
getting the error while posting to a local IMAP server, but in my case
it looks like a speed/timing issue.

-David