Re: Cannot open server errors

[Kai Grossjohann <grossjohann@charly.informatik.uni-dortmund.de>]

>>>>> Klaus Schniedergers writes:

  Klaus> I'm having the same problem. Gnus tells me after ~5 seconds
  Klaus> that there is a connection error, but it usually takes ~15
  Klaus> seconds or more connecting to my slow server via telnet.

M-x apropos RET timeout RET

See nntp-*-timeout variables.

kai
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add-timeout
  Function: Add a timer to run SECS seconds from now, to call FUNCTION on OBJECT.
  Plist: 1 property (autoload)
auto-save-timeout
  Variable: *Number of seconds idle time before auto-save.
  Plist: 1 property (variable-documentation)
bbdb-save-db-timeout
  Variable: *If non-nil, then when bbdb-save-db is asking you whether to save the db,
  Plist: 1 property (variable-documentation)
disable-timeout
  Function: Remove TIMER from the list of active timers.
nntp-command-timeout
  Variable: *Number of seconds to wait for a response when sending a command.
  Plist: 1 property (variable-documentation)
nntp-connection-timeout
  Variable: *Number of seconds to wait before an nntp connection times out.
  Plist: 1 property (variable-documentation)
timeout-event-p
  Function: Non-nil if EVENT is a timeout event.
with-timeout
  Macro: Run BODY, but if it doesn't finish in SECONDS seconds, give up.
  Plist: 2 properties
with-timeout-handler
  Function: (not documented)
x-selection-timeout
  Variable: Number of milliseconds to wait for a selection reply.
  Plist: 1 property (variable-documentation)
y-or-n-p-with-timeout
  Function: Like (y-or-n-p PROMPT), with a timeout.