Index: gnus-group.el
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/gnus/lisp/gnus-group.el,v
retrieving revision 7.55
diff -u -u -b -r7.55 gnus-group.el
--- gnus-group.el	26 Oct 2005 14:53:25 -0000	7.55
+++ gnus-group.el	31 Oct 2005 23:36:13 -0000
@@ -1049,7 +1056,7 @@
     (gnus-group-make-tool-bar))
   (gnus-simplify-mode-line)
   (setq major-mode 'gnus-group-mode)
-  (setq mode-name "Group")
+  (setq mode-name gnus-group-mode-line-string)
   (gnus-group-set-mode-line)
   (setq mode-line-process nil)
   (use-local-map gnus-group-mode-map)
@@ -3176,9 +3183,11 @@
 	     (gnus-group-real-name group) (nth 1 method) all)))
 	(if (>= (gnus-group-level group) gnus-level-zombie)
 	    (gnus-message 2 "Dead groups can't be caught up")
-	  (if (prog1
+	  (if (condition-case nil
+                  (prog1
 		  (gnus-group-goto-group group)
 		(gnus-group-catchup group all))
+                  (t  nil))
 	      (gnus-group-update-group-line)
 	    (setq ret (1+ ret)))))
       (gnus-group-next-unread-group 1)