* continue automatically despite y/n prompt?
@ 2001-06-21 16:55 Bill White
2001-06-21 18:35 ` William M. Perry
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From: Bill White @ 2001-06-21 16:55 UTC (permalink / raw)
When I'm out of the office for the day I like to do this:
(gnus-demon-add-handler 'gnus-demon-scan-mail 5 1)
which automatically retrieves email from various pop accounts, which
are set up like this:
(setq mail-sources
'((pop :server "someserver0"
:user "me0"
:dontexpunge nil)
(pop :server "someserver1"
:user "me1"
:dontexpunge nil)
(pop :server "someserver2"
:user "me2"
:dontexpunge nil)
))
The problem is that some pop servers are unavailable at times.
When a server is not available and a download is attempted, an error
is displayed in the minibuffer with a y/n prompt - something like
"Server is unavailable. Do you want to continue (y/n)?" If I'm not
around to respond, gnus will wait for the keypress until I come in the
next morning and type `y'. Meanwhile, while gnus is waiting, no mail
is downloaded.
How can I make gnus continue regardless of such errors?
Thanks -
bw
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* Re: continue automatically despite y/n prompt?
2001-06-21 16:55 continue automatically despite y/n prompt? Bill White
@ 2001-06-21 18:35 ` William M. Perry
2001-06-22 13:19 ` Bill White
0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: William M. Perry @ 2001-06-21 18:35 UTC (permalink / raw)
Cc: ding
Bill White <billw@wolfram.com> writes:
> When I'm out of the office for the day I like to do this:
>
> (gnus-demon-add-handler 'gnus-demon-scan-mail 5 1)
>
> which automatically retrieves email from various pop accounts, which
> are set up like this:
What about something like:
(defun ignore-prompts-scan-mail ()
(let ((orig-ynp (symbol-function 'y-or-n-p)))
(unwind-protect
(progn
(fset 'y-or-n-p (lambda (&rest args) t))
(gnus-demon-scan-mail))
(fset 'y-or-n-p orig-ynp))))
And use that as your handler?
-bp
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* Re: continue automatically despite y/n prompt?
2001-06-21 18:35 ` William M. Perry
@ 2001-06-22 13:19 ` Bill White
0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Bill White @ 2001-06-22 13:19 UTC (permalink / raw)
Cc: ding
On Thu Jun 21 2001 at 13:35, wmperry@gnu.org (William M. Perry) said:
> Bill White <billw@wolfram.com> writes:
>
>> When I'm out of the office for the day I like to do this:
>>
>> (gnus-demon-add-handler 'gnus-demon-scan-mail 5 1)
>>
>> which automatically retrieves email from various pop accounts,
>> which are set up like this:
>
> What about something like:
>
> (defun ignore-prompts-scan-mail ()
> (let ((orig-ynp (symbol-function 'y-or-n-p)))
> (unwind-protect
> (progn
> (fset 'y-or-n-p (lambda (&rest args) t))
> (gnus-demon-scan-mail))
> (fset 'y-or-n-p orig-ynp))))
>
> And use that as your handler?
Well that looks cool - I'll give it a try over the weekend.
Thanks!
bw
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