GNU bug report logs - #40676
28.0.50; gnus locks when reading email

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Packages: emacs, gnus;

Reported by: Alex Branham <alex.branham <at> gmail.com>

Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 23:19:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: fixed

Fixed in version 28.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: "Philip K." <philip <at> warpmail.net>
Cc: contovob <at> tcd.ie, rpluim <at> gmail.com, 40676 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, eliz <at> gnu.org, alex.branham <at> gmail.com
Subject: bug#40676: 28.0.50; gnus locks when reading email
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2020 08:48:58 +0200

Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org> writes:

> Indeed -- it makes libravatar a much worse interface than the central
> Gravatar service (where you just have to trust the Gravatar people
> somewhat, instead of the entire internet).
>
> So that's another reason not to make libravatar the default provider.

I've now changed the default to use gravatar, since that doesn't have
the same security implications.

Emacs should still grow an async DNS implementation (reachable from Lisp
land), though.

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
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