From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail
From: "David Abrahams" <dave@boost-consulting.com>
Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs,gmane.emacs.devel
Subject: Re: Emacs 21/X11 generating unbelieveable network traffic
Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 06:53:14 -0400
Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-admin@gnu.org
Message-ID: <050d01c26a02$78c5c120$6701a8c0@boostconsulting.com>
References: <anago0$ftk$1@main.gmane.org> <anch31$4m4$1@main.gmane.org> <E17wanB-0001xa-00@fencepost.gnu.org>
Reply-To: "David Abrahams" <david.abrahams@rcn.com>
NNTP-Posting-Host: localhost.gmane.org
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain;
	charset="Windows-1252"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1033661181 31098 127.0.0.1 (3 Oct 2002 16:06:21 GMT)
X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org
NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2002 16:06:21 +0000 (UTC)
Cc: <bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>,
	<emacs-devel@gnu.org>
Return-path: <bug-gnu-emacs-admin@gnu.org>
Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173])
	by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian))
	id 17x8UV-00085N-00
	for <gnu-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org>; Thu, 03 Oct 2002 18:06:20 +0200
Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org)
	by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10)
	id 17x8Ut-0006dF-00; Thu, 03 Oct 2002 12:06:43 -0400
Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.10)
	id 17whnO-0005gL-00
	for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 02 Oct 2002 07:36:02 -0400
Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.10)
	id 17whnK-0005dP-00
	for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 02 Oct 2002 07:36:00 -0400
Original-Received: from smtp02.mrf.mail.rcn.net ([207.172.4.61])
	by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10)
	id 17whnG-0005cC-00; Wed, 02 Oct 2002 07:35:54 -0400
Original-Received: from 209-150-60-85.c3-0.smr-ubr2.sbo-smr.ma.cable.rcn.com ([209.150.60.85] helo=nefarious)
	by smtp02.mrf.mail.rcn.net with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1)
	id 17whnE-0003hC-00; Wed, 02 Oct 2002 07:35:52 -0400
Original-To: <rms@gnu.org>,
	<david.abrahams@rcn.com>
X-Priority: 3
X-MSMail-Priority: Normal
X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000
X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000
Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-admin@gnu.org
X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11
Precedence: bulk
List-Help: <mailto:bug-gnu-emacs-request@gnu.org?subject=help>
List-Post: <mailto:bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
List-Subscribe: <http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-gnu-emacs>,
	<mailto:bug-gnu-emacs-request@gnu.org?subject=subscribe>
List-Id: Bug reports for GNU Emacs,
	the Swiss army knife of text editors <bug-gnu-emacs.gnu.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-gnu-emacs>,
	<mailto:bug-gnu-emacs-request@gnu.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://mail.gnu.org/pipermail/bug-gnu-emacs/>
Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:3623 gmane.emacs.devel:8331
X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:8331

From: "Richard Stallman" <rms@gnu.org>


>     Still, this is something emacs developers should want to fix, it
seems to
>     me!
>
> Probably so, but we are all volunteers and only a few of us
> know a lot about X.

I know how it is. I already invested a lot just to raise a plausible
diagnosis.

> It would be very good if someone who knows
> enough about X would come and offer to help us.

I'm afraid I'm not that guy. The hints in the link I posted sound like they
should be enough to lead anyone with an interest to find the appropriate
resources.

-----------------------------------------------------------
           David Abrahams * Boost Consulting
dave@boost-consulting.com * http://www.boost-consulting.com