From: Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
Cc: Mats Lidell <matsl@gnu.org>, 43896@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#43896: 28.0.50; End of file during parsing ~/.pop3-uidl
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2020 14:06:54 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87pn5phspt.fsf@igel.home> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87tuv124wj.fsf@gnus.org> (Lars Ingebrigtsen's message of "Sat, 10 Oct 2020 22:38:04 +0200")
On Okt 10 2020, Lars Ingebrigtsen wrote:
> Mats Lidell <matsl@gnu.org> writes:
>
>> Trying to use gnus with pop3 but getting "end of file during parsing ~/.pop3-uidl" when fetching mail. The file that is created when fetching mails look strange:
>>
>> (("fencepost.gnu.org"
>> ("matsl"
>> "Mm6!!WRW!!3k~"!*&@!!" (24448 57982)
>> "bL^"!i1n!!W#N"!Q$I!!" (24448 57982)
>> "Dc7!!~J-!!X1T!!A%$#!" (24448 57982)
>> "\L9!!GWa"!n+p"!Q1^"!" (24448 57982))))
>>
>> Any ideas what could be causing this?
>
> I'm not sure whether that file looks strange or not? It looks
> well-formed, at least.
It's not, the embedded double quotes need to be quoted.
diff --git a/lisp/net/pop3.el b/lisp/net/pop3.el
index 6f5898437c..d7d563fbc2 100644
--- a/lisp/net/pop3.el
+++ b/lisp/net/pop3.el
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ Return non-nil if it is necessary to update the local UIDL file."
(when (cdr elt)
(insert "(\"" (pop elt) "\"\n ")
(while elt
- (insert (format "\"%s\" %s\n " (pop elt) (pop elt))))
+ (insert (format "%S %s\n " (pop elt) (pop elt))))
(delete-char -4)
(insert ")\n ")))
(delete-char -3)
--
Andreas Schwab, schwab@linux-m68k.org
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2020-10-11 12:06 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-10-09 22:34 bug#43896: 28.0.50; End of file during parsing ~/.pop3-uidl Mats Lidell
2020-10-10 20:38 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
[not found] ` <87ft6lr82f.fsf@gnu.org>
2020-10-11 4:40 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2020-10-11 20:18 ` Mats Lidell
2020-10-11 12:06 ` Andreas Schwab [this message]
2020-10-11 20:11 ` Mats Lidell
2021-01-06 20:29 ` bug#43896: (no subject) Mats Lidell
2021-01-07 12:21 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
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