Re: Gnus can not connect to server

[prj@po.cwru.edu (Paul Jarc)]

Ronald Fischer <rovf@feriasonline.pt.invalid> wrote:
> Though it sill runs fine as long as the internet connection is
> running, Gnus does not work when I try to access the News at a time
> the internet connection is disconnected: I can not post, I can not
> fetch new articles, nothing; and I do not get an error message, it
> simply hangs.
>
> Of course I can do a ^G, but on the next try, behaviour is exactly the
> same. And it is worse because once I have entered this state, I can
> not revive it anymore, even if the Internet Connection is
> *established* by now.

Maybe C-g put the server in the "denied" state; Gnus will not try to
open a denied server.  You can type ^ in the *Group* buffer to reach
the *Server* buffer.  Then type C and O on the server to close and
open it.  Then type q to exit the *Server* buffer.


paul