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From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
To: Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
Cc: info-gnus-english@gnu.org
Subject: Re: installation validation
Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2012 21:27:00 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <m33963otmj.fsf@stories.gnus.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <mailman.1404.1334408515.20052.info-gnus-english@gnu.org> (Thien-Thi Nguyen's message of "Sat, 14 Apr 2012 14:59:55 +0200")

Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org> writes:

> I imagine, say, ‘M-x validate-gnus-installation RET’ to either
> display a message "Everything OK" or pop up a buffer w/ some
> diagnostic info that might help to track down the "mysterious"
> goings on.
>
> Dare i hope for such a beast to exist?

It's a mythical beast, I'm afraid.

> Presuming the answer is "no, until Someone writes it", the
> next questions are:
> - How would i go about diagnosing the current situation?
> - What would be the best way to repair the Mail and News
>   dirs and restore mail-retrieval functionality?

You're getting internal IMAP server errors, and I'm not sure that
whatever Gnus does, that should be the result.  Did anybody upgrade the
IMAP server or something?

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
  bloggy blog http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no/

       reply	other threads:[~2012-06-10 19:27 UTC|newest]

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2012-06-10 19:27 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen [this message]
2012-06-10 20:54   ` Thien-Thi Nguyen
2012-04-14 12:59 Thien-Thi Nguyen

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