From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
Subject: Re: gnus loops if nntp server connection closes without sending output
Date: 07 Mar 1998 13:51:11 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <m3lnumu0jk.fsf@sparky.gnus.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Ken Raeburn's message of "Sun, 1 Mar 1998 21:58:55 -0500 (EST)"
Ken Raeburn <raeburn@cygnus.com> writes:
> I'm trying to contact an nntp server through a tcp forwarder (ssh).
> The forwarder accepts the connection, but then if the news server
> cannot be reached, it closes it.
>
> The loop in nntp-wait-for does not appear to handle a closed
> connection, where no amount of waiting will produce output from the
> closed pipe.
Hm. It should check the status of the process and see whether it is
still alive. Fix in Quassia Gnus v0.35. At least I think so. Could
you check after it's been released?
--
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
larsi@gnus.org * Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
next prev parent reply other threads:[~1998-03-07 12:51 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1998-03-02 2:58 Ken Raeburn
1998-03-07 12:51 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen [this message]
1998-03-08 6:20 ` Ken Raeburn
1998-03-08 12:40 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
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