nnimap problem, maybe

[George McNinch <McNinch.1@nd.edu>]

Hi,

  I can't decide how to tell if the problem I'm having is with Gnus/nnimap or
with the local imap server.

I put the following in my .gnus:

(setq nnimap-address "imap-g.nd.edu")

Then I start Gnus and in the group buffer I do a U and subscribe to

nnimap:{imap-g.nd.edu}Inbox.

But when I try to open the group, I am not permitted to contact
the server.

Ditto for attempts to open the nnimap server in the server buffer.
It looks like:

     {nnfolder:archive} (opened)
     {nndraft:} (opened)
     {nndoc:/home/gmcninch/nsmail/moved-mail} (opened)
     {nnimap:} (denied)
     {nnslashdot:} (opened)
     {nnfolder:} (opened)
     {nntp:news.nd.edu} (opened)

I've tried setting nnimap-stream and nnimap-authenticator to various
possible settings as described in the info pages (unfortunately, my
usual computer seems to have died the real death. I'm using various
other machines, and I'm not sure how to tell whether they can do ssl
etc).

Note that I'm never prompted for username/passwd. I'm just told "access
denied" pre-emptively...

On the other hand, netscape will let me connect to and read mail from
the imap server. (And for awhile, and on my pre-death machine, Gnus let
me connect..., though it never let me open the server buffer. I was
able to read the group nnimap:{imap-g.nd.edu}Inbox specified above. I
thought it strange that I was required to include the {imap-g.nd.edu}
in the group name, but I definitely was.)

Another piece of data is that none of {netscape, pine, Gnus} has ever
let me create new folders on the server. This of course made splitting
impossible under Gnus for the brief number of hours that it worked.

Is it possible that the server is sluggish and that Gnus isn't waiting
long enough? Because it (the server I mean) is quite slow (e.g. under
pine).

OK, I'm grasping at straws here. It has been a frustrating couple of
days. But maybe someone has a useful piece of advice for me!

Best,
George

Oh yeah:

gnus-version =>
Value: "Gnus v5.8.2"

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