From: Lute Kamstra <Lute.Kamstra@cwi.nl>
Subject: Re: "couldn't open server" error
Date: 14 Aug 2002 07:53:22 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <sgdvg6eoujx.fsf@occarina.pna.cwi.nl> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <ilulm7a9xs6.fsf@latte.josefsson.org>
Simon Josefsson <jas@extundo.com> writes:
> Lute Kamstra <Lute.Kamstra@cwi.nl> writes:
>
> > Simon Josefsson <jas@extundo.com> writes:
> >
> >> SpiceBug </*no_spam*/spicebug@freesurf.fr> writes:
> >>
> >> > I meet the message "couldn't open server" while trying to get new news.
> >> > I saw numerous posts addressing this problem, but replies only propose
> >> > hacks, and they all are old.
> >> >
> >> > _My question :_ is it a configuration problem, or a
> >> > still-and-uncorrected bug ?
> >>
> >> Without more details I'd say it is a bug. Please elaborate.
> >
> > Why not the obvious? The server could be down.
>
> That would be too easy. :-)
>
> But you are right. Still it is a bug, just not a Gnus bug. :-)
Yep, this could actually be one of those real bugs: an insect that
crawled into the server, causing it to fry. :-)
Lute.
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