From unknown Wed Jun 18 23:04:30 2025 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.509 (Entity 5.509) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 From: bug#17686 <17686@debbugs.gnu.org> To: bug#17686 <17686@debbugs.gnu.org> Subject: Status: 24.3; fetching mail in gnus -vs- erc Reply-To: bug#17686 <17686@debbugs.gnu.org> Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2025 06:04:30 +0000 retitle 17686 24.3; fetching mail in gnus -vs- erc reassign 17686 emacs,gnus submitter 17686 Tom Tromey severity 17686 normal tag 17686 wontfix thanks From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Wed Jun 04 10:46:29 2014 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 4 Jun 2014 14:46:29 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:44029 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1WsCSP-00065r-AS for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 04 Jun 2014 10:46:29 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:38626) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1WsCSJ-00065R-U6 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 04 Jun 2014 10:46:23 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WsCS9-0003Bk-Dq for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 04 Jun 2014 10:46:14 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.8 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_50 autolearn=disabled version=3.3.2 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::11]:58693) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WsCS9-0003Bg-AF for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 04 Jun 2014 10:46:09 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:40298) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WsCS3-0006Gi-EQ for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 04 Jun 2014 10:46:09 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WsCRx-00039D-Nw for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 04 Jun 2014 10:46:03 -0400 Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([209.132.183.28]:63304) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WsCRx-000391-E2 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 04 Jun 2014 10:45:57 -0400 Received: from int-mx12.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com (int-mx12.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com [10.5.11.25]) by mx1.redhat.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id s54Ejtn2025410 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 bits=256 verify=OK) for ; Wed, 4 Jun 2014 10:45:55 -0400 Received: from barimba ([10.3.113.4]) by int-mx12.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id s54EjrAV002919 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128 verify=NO); Wed, 4 Jun 2014 10:45:53 -0400 From: Tom Tromey To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Subject: 24.3; fetching mail in gnus -vs- erc X-Attribution: Tom Date: Wed, 04 Jun 2014 08:45:52 -0600 Message-ID: <87mwdsenrz.fsf@fleche.redhat.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.68 on 10.5.11.25 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 3.x X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-Received-From: 2001:4830:134:3::11 X-Spam-Score: -5.0 (-----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -5.0 (-----) I somewhat regularly experience an unfortunate interaction between gnus and erc. I use fetchmail to download mail to my machine. Then I tell gnus to pull this into nnmail groups. I also use ERC. If I have a lot of email (thousands of messages) pending, and then start ERC and only after that start gnus, then the ERC connection will time out while gnus processes the mail. This logs me out of the irc server. I don't see why this has to happen. Perhaps gnus and/or emacs could ensure that the ERC process gets called while importing the email. In GNU Emacs 24.3.1 (x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.10.9) of 2014-05-21 on buildvm-07.phx2.fedoraproject.org Windowing system distributor `Fedora Project', version 11.0.11404000 Configured using: `configure '--build=x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu' '--host=x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu' '--program-prefix=' '--disable-dependency-tracking' '--prefix=/usr' '--exec-prefix=/usr' '--bindir=/usr/bin' '--sbindir=/usr/sbin' '--sysconfdir=/etc' '--datadir=/usr/share' '--includedir=/usr/include' '--libdir=/usr/lib64' '--libexecdir=/usr/libexec' '--localstatedir=/var' '--sharedstatedir=/var/lib' '--mandir=/usr/share/man' '--infodir=/usr/share/info' '--with-dbus' '--with-gif' '--with-jpeg' '--with-png' '--with-rsvg' '--with-tiff' '--with-xft' '--with-xpm' '--with-x-toolkit=gtk3' '--with-gpm=no' 'build_alias=x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu' 'host_alias=x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu' 'CFLAGS=-DMAIL_USE_LOCKF -O2 -g -pipe -Wall -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fexceptions -fstack-protector-strong --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -grecord-gcc-switches -m64 -mtune=generic' 'LDFLAGS=-Wl,-z,relro '' Important settings: value of $LANG: en_US.utf8 value of $XMODIFIERS: @im=none locale-coding-system: utf-8-unix default enable-multibyte-characters: t Major mode: Group Minor modes in effect: gnus-undo-mode: t erc-list-mode: t erc-menu-mode: t erc-autojoin-mode: t erc-ring-mode: t erc-pcomplete-mode: t erc-track-mode: t erc-track-minor-mode: t erc-match-mode: t erc-button-mode: t erc-fill-mode: t erc-stamp-mode: t erc-netsplit-mode: t erc-spelling-mode: t erc-truncate-mode: t erc-status-mode: t erc-services-mode: t erc-networks-mode: t erc-irccontrols-mode: t erc-noncommands-mode: t erc-move-to-prompt-mode: t erc-readonly-mode: t tooltip-mode: t mouse-wheel-mode: t file-name-shadow-mode: t global-font-lock-mode: t font-lock-mode: t auto-composition-mode: t auto-encryption-mode: t auto-compression-mode: t buffer-read-only: t line-number-mode: t transient-mark-mode: t Recent input: C-c r C-g C-h i SPC C-z n C-e C-z n C-z n C-z n C-z n n n n n q C-h f g n u - s - n o - s e r C-h i t C-s g n u s - n o - C-s s e r v e r C-a q C-x 1 C-z n C-c C-SPC C-z n t h e SPC p C-a C-k y e a h , SPC t h e SPC p r o b l e m C-a C-k I S-SPC t h i n k SPC w e ' r e SPC o n C-/ C-e o n SPC p r e t t y SPC s o l i d SPC g r o u d n SPC C-b C-b C-t C-e w h e n SPC w e SPC t a k l SPC a b o u t SPC t h e SPC p r o b l e m s . M-b M-b M-b C-b C-b C-t C-e SPC SPC t h e y SPC a r e SPC r e a l . SPC SPC h o M-b M-f C-e M-a M-k C-a C-k t h a n k s SPC m j w I SPC w a s n ' t SPC s u r e SPC i f SPC I SPC w a n t s SPC j u s t SPC C-a C-k C-c C-SPC C-v C-v C-v M-v M-v M-v M-x g n u s - n o C-z n M-x r e p o r t - e m Recent messages: Reading active file from private via nnml...done Reading active file via nnml... Opening nnml server...done Reading active file via nnml...done Reading active file via nndraft...done Checking new news...done Connecting to irc-2.devel.redhat.com:6667... ...done Logging in as 'tromey'... 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hashtable-print-readable backquote make-network-process dbusbind dynamic-setting system-font-setting font-render-setting move-toolbar gtk x-toolkit x multi-tty emacs) Tom From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Mon Dec 08 21:13:36 2014 Received: (at 17686) by debbugs.gnu.org; 9 Dec 2014 02:13:36 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:58384 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1XyAIy-00068g-Bf for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 08 Dec 2014 21:13:36 -0500 Received: from hermes.netfonds.no ([80.91.224.195]:48505) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1XyAIw-00068W-3N for 17686@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 08 Dec 2014 21:13:34 -0500 Received: from cm-84.215.51.58.getinternet.no ([84.215.51.58] helo=stories.gnus.org) by hermes.netfonds.no with esmtpsa (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1XyAIe-0001up-1F; Tue, 09 Dec 2014 03:13:16 +0100 From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen To: Tom Tromey Subject: Re: bug#17686: 24.3; fetching mail in gnus -vs- erc References: <87mwdsenrz.fsf@fleche.redhat.com> X-Now-Playing: Wishmountain's _Tesco_: "Coke" X-Hashcash: 1:23:141209:tromey@redhat.com::REJ6KTiM0TndAff/:000000000000000000000000000000000000000000004IQm X-Hashcash: 1:23:141209:17686@debbugs.gnu.org::dDk5QVFma513kOer:0000000000000000000000000000000000000000AUEx Date: Tue, 09 Dec 2014 03:13:15 +0100 In-Reply-To: <87mwdsenrz.fsf@fleche.redhat.com> (Tom Tromey's message of "Wed, 04 Jun 2014 08:45:52 -0600") Message-ID: User-Agent: Gnus/5.130012 (Ma Gnus v0.12) Emacs/25.0.50 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-MailScanner-ID: 1XyAIe-0001up-1F X-Netfonds-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-Netfonds-MailScanner-From: larsi@gnus.org MailScanner-NULL-Check: 1418695996.34003@dCq8nj6jEtMBJ3OTWFJCFA X-Spam-Status: No X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 17686 Cc: 17686@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) Tom Tromey writes: > I somewhat regularly experience an unfortunate interaction between gnus > and erc. > > I use fetchmail to download mail to my machine. Then I tell gnus to > pull this into nnmail groups. > > I also use ERC. > > If I have a lot of email (thousands of messages) pending, and then start > ERC and only after that start gnus, then the ERC connection will time > out while gnus processes the mail. This logs me out of the irc server. > > I don't see why this has to happen. Perhaps gnus and/or emacs could > ensure that the ERC process gets called while importing the email. Emacs Lisp is (basically) single-threaded, and Gnus fetches mail synchronously, so all other Lisp stuff has to wait until the synchronous action is over. Including the ERC stuff, which is presumably running off of a process filter. I don't think there's any way to fix this without rewriting Emacs Lisp to be multithreaded, and then this would like, just work, or rewrite Gnus to do its fetching stuff asynchronously, and that's probably not going to happen. -- (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.) bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Fri Feb 13 03:48:06 2015 Received: (at control) by debbugs.gnu.org; 13 Feb 2015 08:48:06 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:41301 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1YMBuv-0006l3-Lb for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 13 Feb 2015 03:48:05 -0500 Received: from smtp.syd.comcen.com.au ([203.23.236.77]:2289) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1YMBus-0006ki-UX for control@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 13 Feb 2015 03:48:03 -0500 Received: from building.gnus.org ([27.96.197.126]) by smtp.syd.comcen.com.au (8.13.4/8.12.9) with ESMTP id t1D8kcNn077291 for ; Fri, 13 Feb 2015 19:46:38 +1100 (EST) Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2015 19:46:34 +1100 Message-Id: <87h9uqnqqd.fsf@building.gnus.org> To: control@debbugs.gnu.org From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Subject: control message for bug #17686 X-comcen-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-comcen-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-comcen-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (not cached, score=0.12, required 4, AWL 0.02, BAYES_50 0.00, RDNS_NONE 0.10) X-comcen-MailScanner-From: larsi@gnus.org X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: control X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) tags 17686 wontfix close 17686 From unknown Wed Jun 18 23:04:30 2025 Received: (at fakecontrol) by fakecontrolmessage; To: internal_control@debbugs.gnu.org From: Debbugs Internal Request Subject: Internal Control Message-Id: bug archived. 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