Subject: bug#36704: 27.0.50; Error retrieving: https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/archive-contents

From: Sam Steingold <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2019 11:09:59 -0400

> * Sam Steingold <[email-masked]> [2019-07-17 09:54:55 -0400]:
>
> M-x package-list-packages RET U
>
> results in
>
> Debugger entered--Lisp error: (error "Error retrieving: https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/archive-contents (error connection-failed \"connect\" ...")

apparently, the problem was with the site, not emacs, and the site recovered.
it works now.
thanks.

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