From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.emacs.gnus.general/38611 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Harry Putnam Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.gnus.general Subject: Set a timeout for NNTPSERVER connection Date: Tue, 04 Sep 2001 22:44:49 -0700 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: coloc-standby.netfonds.no Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1035174447 23421 80.91.224.250 (21 Oct 2002 04:27:27 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2002 04:27:27 +0000 (UTC) Return-Path: Return-Path: Original-Received: (qmail 29833 invoked from network); 5 Sep 2001 06:09:56 -0000 Original-Received: from mail.networkone.net (209.144.112.246) by gnus.org with SMTP; 5 Sep 2001 06:09:56 -0000 Original-Received: (qmail 13385 invoked from network); 5 Sep 2001 06:09:55 -0000 Original-Received: from unknown (HELO reader.local.lan) (209.144.117.151) by mail.networkone.net with SMTP; 5 Sep 2001 06:09:55 -0000 Original-Received: (from reader@localhost) by reader.local.lan (8.11.2/8.11.0) id f85694R22883; Tue, 4 Sep 2001 23:09:04 -0700 X-Authentication-Warning: reader.local.lan: reader set sender to reader@newsguy.com using -f Original-To: ding@gnus.org User-Agent: Gnus/5.090004 (Oort Gnus v0.04) Emacs/21.0.104 Original-Lines: 5 Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.gnus.general:38611 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.gnus.general:38611 How do we set a resonable timeout for nntp connections. Today my server was down repeatedly and gnus just hangs on a `g' or `J S' until the cows come home. How can I tell gnus not to be so patient?