"Cannot read active file from nntp server"

"Cannot read active file from nntp server"

[Miguel Guedes]

Hello,

I can't get emacs gnus to list any newsgroups when I fire it up.

This is what I do:

M-x gnus
<enter username when asked>
<enter password when asked>

Then, when it loads up, I get a blank *Group* screen and the "No more 
unread newsgroups" message.

Then attempting to retrieve the full group list from the server using A 
A results in the error message "Cannot read active file from nntp server".

The only settings I added to my .emacs file are:

;; Setup NNTP newsgroups
(setq gnus-select-method '(nntp "eunews.blocknews.net"))
(setq gnus-read-active-file nil)

Re: "Cannot read active file from nntp server"

[Miguel Guedes]

I absolutely hate replying to my own posts but I'm making an exception 
in this instance as I would really love to be able to access newsgroups 
from within emacs.

Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong OR how I could diagnose the problem?

Quoting from my previous message and topic starter:

On 02/05/12 10:01, Miguel Guedes wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I can't get emacs gnus to list any newsgroups when I fire it up.
>
> This is what I do:
>
> M-x gnus
> <enter username when asked>
> <enter password when asked>
>
> Then, when it loads up, I get a blank *Group* screen and the "No more
> unread newsgroups" message.
>
> Then attempting to retrieve the full group list from the server using A
> A results in the error message "Cannot read active file from nntp server".
>
> The only settings I added to my .emacs file are:
>
> ;; Setup NNTP newsgroups
> (setq gnus-select-method '(nntp "eunews.blocknews.net"))
> (setq gnus-read-active-file nil)

Re: "Cannot read active file from nntp server"

[Adam Sjøgren]

On Wed, 02 May 2012 10:01:52 +0100, Miguel wrote:

> I can't get emacs gnus to list any newsgroups when I fire it up.

> This is what I do:

> M-x gnus
> <enter username when asked>
> <enter password when asked>

> Then, when it loads up, I get a blank *Group* screen and the "No more
> unread newsgroups" message.

Does it work to go to the *Server* buffer (by pressing ^) and then
opening the eunews.blocknews.net server (by pressing RET on it) and then
subscribing to groups (by pressing u on them)?

That's how I usually subscribe to groups.


  Best regards,

    Adam

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