error when trying to add a new rss feed

error when trying to add a new rss feed

[Sharon Kimble]

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I'm trying to install a new rss feed in gnus, but am consistently
getting this error message -

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(error "www.syndic8.com/80 Name or service not known") in open-network-stream
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How can I get rid of this so that I can add a new feed please?

Thanks
Sharon.
-- 
A taste of linux = http://www.sharons.org.uk
TGmeds = http://www.tgmeds.org.uk
Debian 8.0, fluxbox 1.3.7, emacs 24.5.1

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Re: error when trying to add a new rss feed

[tomas]

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On Thu, Nov 12, 2015 at 07:22:23PM +0000, Sharon Kimble wrote:
> 
> I'm trying to install a new rss feed in gnus, but am consistently
> getting this error message -
> 
> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
> (error "www.syndic8.com/80 Name or service not known") in open-network-stream
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
> 
> How can I get rid of this so that I can add a new feed please?

The host www.syndic8.com doesn't resolve for me (i.e. DNS doesn't find it)
Perhaps there is a typo in the host name?

regards
- -- tomás
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Re: error when trying to add a new rss feed

[Sharon Kimble]

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<tomas@tuxteam.de> writes:

> On Thu, Nov 12, 2015 at 07:22:23PM +0000, Sharon Kimble wrote:
>> 
>> I'm trying to install a new rss feed in gnus, but am consistently
>> getting this error message -
>> 
>> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
>> (error "www.syndic8.com/80 Name or service not known") in open-network-stream
>> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
>> 
>> How can I get rid of this so that I can add a new feed please?
>
> The host www.syndic8.com doesn't resolve for me (i.e. DNS doesn't find it)
> Perhaps there is a typo in the host name?
>
> regards
> -- tomás

Thanks tomas, the host I'm trying to add is
"http://karl-voit.at/feeds/lazyblorg-all.atom_1.0.links-and-content.xml"
which doesn't seem to use 'syndic8' at all, so I don't know where its
coming from, but I am aware that some feeds aren't arriving, ones such
as 'Planet Emacsen'

Thanks
Sharon.
-- 
A taste of linux = http://www.sharons.org.uk
TGmeds = http://www.tgmeds.org.uk
Debian 8.0, fluxbox 1.3.7, emacs 24.5.1

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Re: error when trying to add a new rss feed

[tomas]

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On Thu, Nov 12, 2015 at 09:08:19PM +0000, Sharon Kimble wrote:
> <tomas@tuxteam.de> writes:
> 
> > On Thu, Nov 12, 2015 at 07:22:23PM +0000, Sharon Kimble wrote:
> >> 
> >> I'm trying to install a new rss feed in gnus, but am consistently
> >> getting this error message -
> >> 
> >> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
> >> (error "www.syndic8.com/80 Name or service not known") in open-network-stream
> >> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
> >> 
> >> How can I get rid of this so that I can add a new feed please?
> >
> > The host www.syndic8.com doesn't resolve for me (i.e. DNS doesn't find it)
> > Perhaps there is a typo in the host name?
> >
> > regards
> > -- tomás
> 
> Thanks tomas, the host I'm trying to add is
> "http://karl-voit.at/feeds/lazyblorg-all.atom_1.0.links-and-content.xml"
> which doesn't seem to use 'syndic8' at all, so I don't know where its
> coming from, but I am aware that some feeds aren't arriving, ones such
> as 'Planet Emacsen'

Hm. Trying from here (directly, with curl), I seem to receive a feed. I
have no clue why you get this error message, sorry.

Regards
- -- tomás
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Re: error when trying to add a new rss feed

[Jeffrey DeLeo]

Did you know you can read many rss feeds as newsgroups via gwene?

Planet Emacsen is gwene.org.emacsen.planet for example.

You connect to news server: news.gwene.org.

See: http://gwene.org/about.php

Re: error when trying to add a new rss feed

[Emanuel Berg]

Sharon Kimble <boudiccas@skimble.plus.com> writes:

> I'm trying to install a new rss feed in gnus, but am
> consistently getting this error message -
>
> (error "www.syndic8.com/80 Name or service not
> known") in open-network-stream
>
> How can I get rid of this so that I can add a new
> feed please?

Again, please share your configs so more people will
be inclined to try to reproduce this and other
disfunctions. If you have "private parts" in you
configs which you don't want to share just share what
you think is relevant to RSS and this problem
in particular.

-- 
underground experts united
http://user.it.uu.se/~embe8573

Re: error when trying to add a new rss feed

[Sharon Kimble]

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Emanuel Berg <embe8573@student.uu.se> writes:

> Sharon Kimble <boudiccas@skimble.plus.com> writes:
>
>> I'm trying to install a new rss feed in gnus, but am
>> consistently getting this error message -
>>
>> (error "www.syndic8.com/80 Name or service not
>> known") in open-network-stream
>>
>> How can I get rid of this so that I can add a new
>> feed please?
>
> Again, please share your configs so more people will
> be inclined to try to reproduce this and other
> disfunctions. If you have "private parts" in you
> configs which you don't want to share just share what
> you think is relevant to RSS and this problem
> in particular.

Okay.

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** email with gnus
*** start up 
#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
;;switch to gnus group buffer or start gnus
(defun my-switch-to-gnus-group-buffer ()
  "Switch to gnus group buffer if it exists, otherwise start gnus"
  (interactive)
  (if (or (not (fboundp 'gnus-alive-p))
          (not (gnus-alive-p)))
      (gnus)
    (switch-to-buffer "*Group*")))
(global-set-key (kbd "C-c n") 'my-switch-to-gnus-group-buffer)
#+END_SRC
[2014-12-21 Sun 13:24]

*** main config
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(setq debug-on-error t)

(setq user-full-name "rhubarb"
     user-mail-address "rhubarb@rhubarb.plus.com")

(setq mail-sources '((file :path "/var/mail/boudiccas")
                                         (pop :server "mail.plus.net" :user "rhubarb" :password "rhubarb")))

(setq gnus-secondary-select-methods '((nnml "")
                                      (nnimap "rhubarb"    (nnimap-address "rhubarb"))
                                      (nnimap "rhubarb"     (nnimap-address "rhubarb"))
                                      (nnimap "gmail"     (nnimap-address "imap.gmail.com")))
                                          gnus-select-method '(nnnil ""))

(setq smtpmail-smtp-server "relay.plus.net")
(setq send-mail-function 'smtpmail-send-it)
(setq message-send-mail-function 'smtpmail-send-it)

(require 'smtpmail)
(require 'expiry-hack)

(setq smtpmail-auth-credentials "~/.authinfo")

 (require 'gnutls)
 (setq starttls-use-gnutls t
       starttls-gnutls-program "/usr/bin/gnutls-cli")

(add-to-list 'gnus-secondary-select-methods
             '(nntp "news.gmane.org"))
(add-to-list 'gnus-secondary-select-methods
             '(nntp "news.gwene.org"))
(add-to-list 'gnus-secondary-select-methods
             '(nntp "nntp.aioe.org"))
(add-to-list 'gnus-secondary-select-methods
             '(nntp "news.eternal-september.org"
                    (nntp-open-connection-function nntp-open-tls-stream)
                    (nntp-port-number 563)))

(setq gnus-visible-headers "^From:\\|^Newsgroup:\\|^Subject:\\|^Date:\\|^Reply-to:\\|^To:")

(setq-default
     gnus-summary-line-format "%U%R%z %(%&user-date;  %-15,15f  %B (%c) %s%)\n"
     gnus-user-date-format-alist '((t . "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M"))
     gnus-summary-thread-gathering-function 'gnus-gather-threads-by-references
     gnus-thread-sort-functions '(gnus-thread-sort-by-most-recent-date)
     gnus-sum-thread-tree-false-root ""
     gnus-sum-thread-tree-indent " "
     gnus-sum-thread-tree-leaf-with-other "├► "
     gnus-sum-thread-tree-root ""
     gnus-sum-thread-tree-single-leaf "╰► "
     gnus-sum-thread-tree-vertical "│"
     gnus-article-browse-delete-temp t
     gnus-fetch-old-headers t
     gnus-treat-strip-trailing-blank-lines 'last
     gnus-keep-backlog 'nil
         gnus-keep-backlog '0)

(setq gnus-thread-sort-functions
      '((not gnus-thread-sort-by-date)))
(setq gnus-article-sort-functions
      '((not gnus-article-sort-by-date)))

(defalias 'yes-or-no-p 'y-or-n-p)

;; auto-sign all mail 
(add-hook 'gnus-message-setup-hook 'mml-secure-message-sign)
(add-hook 'message-setup-hook 'mml-secure-message-sign)

; Use fancy splitting:
(setq nnmail-split-methods 'nnmail-split-fancy
nnmail-split-fancy
 '(| (to "help-bash@gnu\\.org" "help-bash")
     (to "help-gnu-emacs@gnu\\.org" "help-gnu-emacs")
     (to "markdown-discuss@six\\.pairlist\\.net" "markdown")
     (to "Markdown-Discuss@six\\.pairlist\\.net" "markdown")
     (to "info-gnus-english@gnu\\.org" "info-gnus-english")
     (to "emacs-orgmode@gnu\\.org" "org-mode")
     (to "kent@mailman\\.lug\\.org\\.uk" "KLUG")
     (to "gllug@mailman\\.lug\\.org\\.uk" "GLLUG")
     (to "obnam-support@obnam\\.org" "obnam")
     (to "obnam-dev@obnam\\.org" "obnam-dev")
     (to "tmux-users@lists\\.sourceforge\\.net" "tmux")
     (to "tmux-users@lists\\.sf\\.net" "tmux")
     (to "logcheck@london" "system")
     (any "*@amazon\\.co\\.uk" "amazon")
     (any "root@london" "system")
     (any "boudiccas@london" "system")
     ("X-Spam-Flag" "YES" "spam")
     "general"))

(setq message-kill-buffer-on-exit t)

(require 'mm-url)
(defadvice mm-url-insert (after DE-convert-atom-to-rss () )
  "Converts atom to RSS by calling xsltproc."
  (when (re-search-forward "xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/.*/Atom\""
                           nil t)
    (goto-char (point-min))
    (message "Converting Atom to RSS... ")
    (call-process-region (point-min) (point-max)
                         "xsltproc"
                         t t nil
                         (expand-file-name "~/atom2rss.xsl") "-")
    (goto-char (point-min))
    (message "Converting Atom to RSS... done")))

(ad-activate 'mm-url-insert)

(require 'w3m)
;;You need install the ClI brower 'w3m' and Emacs plugin 'w3m'
(setq mm-text-html-renderer 'w3m)

;; Inline images?
(setq-default mm-attachment-override-types '("image/.*"))

;; prompt for mail replies to newsgroups!!!!!
(defadvice gnus-summary-reply (around reply-in-news activate)
  (interactive)
  (when (or (not (gnus-news-group-p gnus-newsgroup-name))
            (y-or-n-p "REALLY reply with a personal email? "))
    ad-do-it))

;; from Tassilo Horn, 17/7/14
(setq shr-color-visible-distance-min 10
          shr-color-visible-luminance-min 60)
(setq gnus-treat-fill-article 0)

(add-hook 'kill-emacs-hook
          (lambda ()
            (if (gnus-alive-p)
                (gnus-group-exit))))

(add-hook 'message-mode-hook
(lambda ()
  (setq fill-column 68)
  (turn-on-auto-fill)))

 (add-hook 'gnus-article-mode-hook
           (lambda () (setq-local widget-button-face nil)))

(defun cc-fetch-whole-thread()
  "like `A R' `T o' `A T' in the summary buffer."
  (interactive)
  (gnus-summary-refer-references)
  (gnus-summary-top-thread)
  (gnus-summary-refer-thread))

(require 'gnus-namazu)
(gnus-namazu-insinuate)
(setq gnus-namazu-make-index-command "mknmz")
(setq gnus-namazu-make-index-arguments
     '("--all" "--mailnews" "--deny=^.*[^0-9].*$" "--exclude=(SPAM|ham)"))

(defun xsteve-gnus-namazu-update-all-indices ()
  (interactive)
  (gnus-namazu-update-all-indices t))

(defun xsteve-gnus-update-namazu-index ()
(run-at-time "6:00am" nil 'xsteve-gnus-namazu-update-all-indices))

(require 'midnight)
(add-hook 'midnight-hook 'xsteve-gnus-update-namazu-index)
;;http://www.xsteve.at/prg/gnus/
;;[2015-01-07 Wed 13:06]

(setq gnus-message-archive-group "sent.2015")
#+END_SRC
[2015-03-29 Sun 11:27]

*** auto-tick
#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
;; to provide an auto-tick without pressing two keys at once
(defun sk/alter-summary-map ()
  (local-set-key "l" [?M ?M ?! ?! down ?g]))
;; FIXME - try removing 'down' in the line above, tangle and then see if it works in gnus, and keeps you still on your tagged line.
(add-hook 'gnus-summary-mode-hook       'sk/alter-summary-map)
#+END_SRC
[2014-12-11 Thu 03:14]

*** misc
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
;;_+ Browse URLs
    (defun gnus-article-browse-urls ()
      "Visit a URL from the `gnus-article-buffer' by prompting via a
    poping up a buffer showing the list of URLs found with the
    `gnus-button-url-regexp'."
      (interactive)
      (gnus-configure-windows 'article)
      (gnus-summary-select-article nil nil 'pseudo)
      (let ((temp-buffer (generate-new-buffer " *Article URLS*"))
            (urls (gnus-article-get-current-urls))
            (this-window (selected-window))
            (browse-window (or (get-buffer-window gnus-article-buffer)
                               ))
            (count 0))
        (save-excursion
          (save-window-excursion
            (set-buffer temp-buffer)
            (mapcar
             (lambda (string)
               (insert (format "\t%d: %s\n" count string))
               (setq count (1+ count))) urls)
            (not-modified)
            (pop-to-buffer temp-buffer)
            (setq count (string-to-number (read-input "Browse which URL: ")))
            (kill-buffer temp-buffer))
          (if browse-window
              (progn (select-window browse-window)
                     (browse-url (nth count urls)))))
        (select-window this-window)))

    (defun gnus-article-get-current-urls ()
      "Return a list of the urls found in the current `gnus-article-buffer'"
      (let (url-list)
        (save-excursion
          (set-buffer gnus-article-buffer)
          (setq url-list (gnus-article-get-urls-region (point-min) (point-max))))
        url-list))

    (defun gnus-article-get-urls-region (min max)
      "Return a list of urls found in the region between MIN and MAX"
      (let (url-list)
        (save-excursion
          (save-restriction
            (narrow-to-region min max)
            (goto-char (point-min))
            (while (re-search-forward gnus-button-url-regexp nil t)
              (let ((match-string (match-string-no-properties 0)))
                (if (and (not (equal (substring match-string 0 4) "file"))
                         (not (member match-string url-list)))
                    (setq url-list (cons match-string url-list)))))))
        url-list))
#+end_src
[2015-01-02 Fri 02:17]

*** stats
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
;; Select from summary buffer and run M-x stat RET
(defun stat (beg end)
  (interactive "r")
  (let (header from-list subject-list from subject (n 0) (chars 0))
    (save-excursion
      (goto-char beg)
      (while (< (point) end)
	(setq header (gnus-summary-article-header))
	(incf n)
	(incf chars (mail-header-chars header))
	(setq from (gnus-extract-address-components (mail-header-from header)))
	(setq from (or (car from) (cadr from)))
	(if (assoc from from-list)
	    (incf (cdr (assoc from from-list)))
	  (push (cons from 1) from-list))
	(setq subject (gnus-simplify-subject (mail-header-subject header)))
	(if (assoc subject subject-list)
	    (incf (cdr (assoc subject subject-list)))
	  (push (cons subject 1) subject-list))
	(forward-line)))
    (setq from-list (sort from-list (lambda (a b) (> (cdr a) (cdr b)))))
    (setq subject-list (sort subject-list (lambda (a b) (> (cdr a) (cdr b)))))
    (switch-to-buffer-other-window (get-buffer-create "*stat*"))
    (insert (format "Total number of posts: %i\n" n))
    (insert (format "Average bytes/post: %f\n" (/ (float chars) n)))
    (insert (format "Total number of posters: %i\n" (length from-list)))
    (insert (format "Average posts/poster: %f\n\n" (stat-mean from-list)))
    (stat-top from-list 20)
    (insert (format "\nTotal number of subjects: %i\n" (length subject-list)))
    (insert (format "Average posts/subject: %f\n\n" (stat-mean subject-list)))
    (stat-top subject-list 20)))

(defun stat-mean (alist)
  (let ((mean 0))
    (dolist (x alist)
      (incf mean (cdr x)))
    (/ (float mean) (length alist))))

(defun stat-top (alist &optional n)
  (dotimes (i (if (integerp n)
		  (min n (length alist))
		(length alist)))
    (insert (format "%4i %s\n"
		    (cdr (nth i alist))
		    (car (nth i alist))))))
#+end_src
[2015-01-05 Mon 05:34]

*** last seen
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(add-hook 'gnus-select-group-hook 'gnus-group-set-timestamp)

(setq gnus-group-line-format
      "%M\%S\%p\%P\%5y: %(%-40,40g%) %ud\n")
(defun gnus-user-format-function-d (headers)
  (let ((time (gnus-group-timestamp gnus-tmp-group)))
    (if time
        (format-time-string "%b %d  %H:%M" time)
      "")))
#+end_src
[2015-01-07 Wed 10:40]

*** speed up
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(setq gc-cons-threshold 3500000)
(setq gnus-use-correct-string-widths nil)
#+end_src
[2015-02-27 Fri 18:45]

*** caching
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(setq gnus-use-cache t)
(setq gnus-cache-directory "~/Mail/cache/")
(setq gnus-cache-enter-articles '(ticked dormant read unread))
(setq gnus-cache-remove-articles nil)
(setq gnus-cacheable-groups "^nnimap")
#+end_src
[2015-02-27 Fri 18:59]

*** desktop-notify
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(require 'gnus-desktop-notify)
(gnus-desktop-notify-mode)
(gnus-demon-add-scanmail)
#+end_src
[2015-02-27 Fri 19:11]

*** new 24.4.1 setup
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(autoload 'mailrc-mode "mailrc" "Load the file \"mailrc.el(c)\" when the command mailrc-mode is invoked." t)
#+end_src
[2015-03-29 Sun 11:32]

*** alias
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
 '(gnus-alias-override-user-mail-address t)
 '(gnus-alias-unknown-identity-rule (quote error))
 '(gnus-always-read-dribble-file t)
 '(gnus-article-date-lapsed-new-header t)
 '(gnus-article-update-date-headers nil)
 '(gnus-asynchronous t)
 '(gnus-check-new-newsgroups nil)
 '(message-fill-column 78)
 '(message-cited-text ((((class color)) (:foreground "Blue"))))
 '(message-header-cc ((((class color)) (:bold t :foreground "green2"))))
 '(message-header-name ((((class color)) (:bold nil :foreground "Blue"))))
 '(message-header-other ((((class color)) (:foreground "Firebrick"))))
 '(message-header-subject ((((class color)) (:foreground "black"))))
 '(message-header-xheader ((((class color)) (:foreground "Blue"))))
 '(message-mml ((((class color)) (:foreground "DarkGreen"))))
 '(message-separator ((((class color)) (:foreground "Tan"))))
#+end_src
[2015-02-14 Sat 02:26]
From john wigiely git repo

*** attach file
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(setq mml-attach-files-at-end t)

(defun mml-attach-file (file &optional type description disposition)
  "Attach a file to the outgoing MIME message.
The file is not inserted or encoded until you send the message with
`\\[message-send-and-exit]' or `\\[message-send]' in Message mode,
or `\\[mail-send-and-exit]' or `\\[mail-send]' in Mail mode.

FILE is the name of the file to attach.  TYPE is its
content-type, a string of the form \"type/subtype\".  DESCRIPTION
is a one-line description of the attachment.  The DISPOSITION
specifies how the attachment is intended to be displayed.  It can
be either \"inline\" (displayed automatically within the message
body) or \"attachment\" (separate from the body)."
  (interactive
   (let* ((file (mml-minibuffer-read-file "Attach file: "))
          (type (mml-minibuffer-read-type file))
          (description (mml-minibuffer-read-description))
          (disposition (mml-minibuffer-read-disposition type nil file)))
     (list file type description disposition)))
  ;; If in the message header, attach at the end and leave point unchanged.
  (let ((head (unless (and (message-in-body-p) (not mml-attach-files-at-end)) (point))))
    (if (or head mml-attach-files-at-end) (goto-char (point-max)))
    (mml-insert-empty-tag 'part
                          'type type
                          ;; icicles redefines read-file-name and returns a
                          ;; string w/ text properties :-/
                          'filename (mm-substring-no-properties file)
                          'disposition (or disposition "attachment")
                          'description description)
    ;; When using Mail mode, make sure it does the mime encoding
    ;; when you send the message.
    (or (eq mail-user-agent 'message-user-agent)
        (setq mail-encode-mml t))
    (when (or head mml-attach-files-at-end)
      (unless (pos-visible-in-window-p)
        (message "The file \"%s\" has been attached at the end of the message"
                 (file-name-nondirectory file)))
      (goto-char head))))
#+end_src
[2015-03-27 Fri 16:34]

*** show images
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(add-hook
    'gnus-article-prepare-hook
    (lambda ()
            (gnus-article-show-images)))
#+end_src
[2015-03-07 Sat 06:49]

*** testbox
**** toggle threads
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(define-key gnus-summary-mode-map "\C-c\C-t" 'gnus-summary-toggle-threads)
#+end_src
**** delete and read next
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(defun delete-then-read-next ()
  (interactive)
  (gnus-summary-mark-as-expirable 1)
  (gnus-summary-scroll-up 1)
)
(add-hook 'gnus-summary-mode-hook (lambda ()
    (local-set-key "D" 'delete-then-read-next)
    (local-set-key "d" 'gnus-summary-put-mark-as-expirable-next)
    (local-set-key "u" 'gnus-summary-clear-mark-forward)
    (local-set-key "x" 'gnus-summary-expire-articles)
    (local-set-key "s" 'gnus-summary-move-article)))
#+end_src
[2015-01-21 Wed 05:53]
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

There we go, that is my complete gnus setup.

Thanks
Sharon.
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Re: error when trying to add a new rss feed

[Emanuel Berg]

Sharon Kimble <boudiccas@skimble.plus.com> writes:

> (require 'mm-url)
> (defadvice mm-url-insert (after DE-convert-atom-to-rss () )
>   "Converts atom to RSS by calling xsltproc."
>   (when (re-search-forward "xmlns=3D\"http://www.w3.org/.*/Atom\""
>                            nil t)
>     (goto-char (point-min))
>     (message "Converting Atom to RSS... ")
>     (call-process-region (point-min) (point-max)
>                          "xsltproc"
>                          t t nil
>                          (expand-file-name "~/atom2rss.xsl") "-")
>     (goto-char (point-min))
>     (message "Converting Atom to RSS... done")))
>
> (ad-activate 'mm-url-insert)

So this is how you do it. It sure looks complicated
enough but I've seen that piece of code elsewhere so
I suppose it is good. Still, if it is good, it should
be packetized somehow so not everyone would have it
yanked in their init files! But anyway...

1. You already have Gwene so that I'd try first!

2. Otherwise try this - say you want this feed:

       http://www.dn.se/nyheter/m/rss/

   It is to the biggest morning paper i Sweden, the
   one then-prime-minister Göran Person correctly
   described as "a really scary paper"... So here we
   just use it for testing purposes!

   In the Gnus group buffer, hit

       G R http://www.dn.se/nyheter/m/rss/ RET RET RET

   Then you should have it.

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Re: error when trying to add a new rss feed

[Alex Kost]

Emanuel Berg (2015-11-14 00:20 +0300) wrote:

> Sharon Kimble <boudiccas@skimble.plus.com> writes:
>
>> (require 'mm-url)
>> (defadvice mm-url-insert (after DE-convert-atom-to-rss () )
>>   "Converts atom to RSS by calling xsltproc."
>>   (when (re-search-forward "xmlns=3D\"http://www.w3.org/.*/Atom\""
>>                            nil t)
>>     (goto-char (point-min))
>>     (message "Converting Atom to RSS... ")
>>     (call-process-region (point-min) (point-max)
>>                          "xsltproc"
>>                          t t nil
>>                          (expand-file-name "~/atom2rss.xsl") "-")
>>     (goto-char (point-min))
>>     (message "Converting Atom to RSS... done")))
>>
>> (ad-activate 'mm-url-insert)
>
> So this is how you do it. It sure looks complicated
> enough but I've seen that piece of code elsewhere so
> I suppose it is good.

It is from the wiki: <http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/GnusRss#toc6>.

Sharon, do you really have "~/atom2rss.xsl" file?

-- 
Alex

Re: error when trying to add a new rss feed

[Sharon Kimble]

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Alex Kost <alezost@gmail.com> writes:

> Emanuel Berg (2015-11-14 00:20 +0300) wrote:
>
>> Sharon Kimble <boudiccas@skimble.plus.com> writes:
>>
>>> (require 'mm-url)
>>> (defadvice mm-url-insert (after DE-convert-atom-to-rss () )
>>>   "Converts atom to RSS by calling xsltproc."
>>>   (when (re-search-forward "xmlns=3D\"http://www.w3.org/.*/Atom\""
>>>                            nil t)
>>>     (goto-char (point-min))
>>>     (message "Converting Atom to RSS... ")
>>>     (call-process-region (point-min) (point-max)
>>>                          "xsltproc"
>>>                          t t nil
>>>                          (expand-file-name "~/atom2rss.xsl") "-")
>>>     (goto-char (point-min))
>>>     (message "Converting Atom to RSS... done")))
>>>
>>> (ad-activate 'mm-url-insert)
>>
>> So this is how you do it. It sure looks complicated
>> enough but I've seen that piece of code elsewhere so
>> I suppose it is good.
>
> It is from the wiki: <http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/GnusRss#toc6>.
>
> Sharon, do you really have "~/atom2rss.xsl" file?

Yes -

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
locate atom2rss.xsl
/home/boudiccas/atom2rss.xsl
/home/boudiccas/Downloads/atom2rss.xsl
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

But maybe I can incorporate its code within my "init.org" to make it
easier to be used? I shall have a hack and see.

Thanks
Sharon.
-- 
A taste of linux = http://www.sharons.org.uk
TGmeds = http://www.tgmeds.org.uk
Debian 8.0, fluxbox 1.3.7, emacs 24.5.1

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Re: error when trying to add a new rss feed

[Alex Kost]

Sharon Kimble (2015-11-14 18:29 +0300) wrote:

> Alex Kost <alezost@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> Emanuel Berg (2015-11-14 00:20 +0300) wrote:
>>
>>> Sharon Kimble <boudiccas@skimble.plus.com> writes:
>>>
>>>> (require 'mm-url)
>>>> (defadvice mm-url-insert (after DE-convert-atom-to-rss () )
>>>>   "Converts atom to RSS by calling xsltproc."
>>>>   (when (re-search-forward "xmlns=3D\"http://www.w3.org/.*/Atom\""
>>>>                            nil t)
>>>>     (goto-char (point-min))
>>>>     (message "Converting Atom to RSS... ")
>>>>     (call-process-region (point-min) (point-max)
>>>>                          "xsltproc"
>>>>                          t t nil
>>>>                          (expand-file-name "~/atom2rss.xsl") "-")
>>>>     (goto-char (point-min))
>>>>     (message "Converting Atom to RSS... done")))
>>>>
>>>> (ad-activate 'mm-url-insert)
>>>
>>> So this is how you do it. It sure looks complicated
>>> enough but I've seen that piece of code elsewhere so
>>> I suppose it is good.
>>
>> It is from the wiki: <http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/GnusRss#toc6>.
>>
>> Sharon, do you really have "~/atom2rss.xsl" file?
>
> Yes -
>
>
> locate atom2rss.xsl
> /home/boudiccas/atom2rss.xsl
> /home/boudiccas/Downloads/atom2rss.xsl
>
> But maybe I can incorporate its code within my "init.org" to make it
> easier to be used? I shall have a hack and see.

I don't see how you can incorporate xsl-file in your init.org, and there
is no need in it.

-- 
Alex

Re: error when trying to add a new rss feed

[Sharon Kimble]

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Alex Kost <alezost@gmail.com> writes:

> Emanuel Berg (2015-11-14 00:20 +0300) wrote:
>
>> Sharon Kimble <boudiccas@skimble.plus.com> writes:
>>
>>> (require 'mm-url)
>>> (defadvice mm-url-insert (after DE-convert-atom-to-rss () )
>>>   "Converts atom to RSS by calling xsltproc."
>>>   (when (re-search-forward "xmlns=3D\"http://www.w3.org/.*/Atom\""
>>>                            nil t)
>>>     (goto-char (point-min))
>>>     (message "Converting Atom to RSS... ")
>>>     (call-process-region (point-min) (point-max)
>>>                          "xsltproc"
>>>                          t t nil
>>>                          (expand-file-name "~/atom2rss.xsl") "-")
>>>     (goto-char (point-min))
>>>     (message "Converting Atom to RSS... done")))
>>>
>>> (ad-activate 'mm-url-insert)
>>
>> So this is how you do it. It sure looks complicated
>> enough but I've seen that piece of code elsewhere so
>> I suppose it is good.
>
> It is from the wiki: <http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/GnusRss#toc6>.
>
> Sharon, do you really have "~/atom2rss.xsl" file?

It seems that my reply to this although cc'd, didn't make it to the main
list, sorry, gremlins again!

Yes -

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
locate atom2rss.xsl
/home/boudiccas/atom2rss.xsl
/home/boudiccas/Downloads/atom2rss.xsl
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

But maybe I can incorporate its code within my "init.org" to make it
easier to be used? I shall have a hack and see.

Thanks
Sharon.
-- 
A taste of linux = http://www.sharons.org.uk
TGmeds = http://www.tgmeds.org.uk
Debian 8.0, fluxbox 1.3.7, emacs 24.5.1

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Re: error when trying to add a new rss feed

[Alex Kost]

Sharon Kimble (2015-11-12 22:22 +0300) wrote:

> I'm trying to install a new rss feed in gnus, but am consistently
> getting this error message -
>
>
> (error "www.syndic8.com/80 Name or service not known") in open-network-stream
>
> How can I get rid of this so that I can add a new feed please?

Hello, I remember I also had this error.  "www.syndic8.com" thing came
from emacs itself.  It is a fallback or something like it (look at
"M-x find-function nnrss-find-rss-via-syndic8").

I don't recall in details, but I think I faced this error when I wanted
to use Atom feeds in gnus.  So I used the same code from the wiki to
convert Atom to RSS as you do, and it worked for me.  Make sure you have
"atom2rss.xsl" as described in the wiki.  Good luck!


P.S.  It is probably of no interest for you, but a code I use for
converting Atom to RSS is placed here:

https://github.com/alezost/emacs-utils/blob/master/utl-gnus.el#L199-L238

And in my emacs config I have:

(setq utl-atom2rss-file "/path/to/atom2rss.xsl")
(advice-add 'mm-url-insert :after #'utl-convert-atom-to-rss)

-- 
Alex

Re: error when trying to add a new rss feed

[Sharon Kimble]

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Alex Kost <alezost@gmail.com> writes:

> Sharon Kimble (2015-11-12 22:22 +0300) wrote:
>
>> I'm trying to install a new rss feed in gnus, but am consistently
>> getting this error message -
>>
>>
>> (error "www.syndic8.com/80 Name or service not known") in open-network-stream
>>
>> How can I get rid of this so that I can add a new feed please?
>
> Hello, I remember I also had this error.  "www.syndic8.com" thing came
> from emacs itself.  It is a fallback or something like it (look at
> "M-x find-function nnrss-find-rss-via-syndic8").

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
nnrss-find-rss-via-syndic8 is a compiled Lisp function in `nnrss.el'.

(nnrss-find-rss-via-syndic8 URL)

Query syndic8 for the rss feeds it has for URL.
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

In which case, maybe it would work better if I just commented that line
out? We shall see.
>
> I don't recall in details, but I think I faced this error when I wanted
> to use Atom feeds in gnus.  So I used the same code from the wiki to
> convert Atom to RSS as you do, and it worked for me.  Make sure you have
> "atom2rss.xsl" as described in the wiki.  Good luck!
>
>
> P.S.  It is probably of no interest for you, but a code I use for
> converting Atom to RSS is placed here:
>
> https://github.com/alezost/emacs-utils/blob/master/utl-gnus.el#L199-L238
>
> And in my emacs config I have:
>
> (setq utl-atom2rss-file "/path/to/atom2rss.xsl")
> (advice-add 'mm-url-insert :after #'utl-convert-atom-to-rss)

Thanks, I've incorporated both snippets into my "init.org" and will
shortly try it out.

Thanks
Sharon.
-- 
A taste of linux = http://www.sharons.org.uk
TGmeds = http://www.tgmeds.org.uk
Debian 8.0, fluxbox 1.3.7, emacs 24.5.1

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Re: error when trying to add a new rss feed

[Alex Kost]

Sharon Kimble (2015-11-14 18:54 +0300) wrote:

> Alex Kost <alezost@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> Sharon Kimble (2015-11-12 22:22 +0300) wrote:
>>
>>> I'm trying to install a new rss feed in gnus, but am consistently
>>> getting this error message -
>>>
>>>
>>> (error "www.syndic8.com/80 Name or service not known") in open-network-stream
>>>
>>> How can I get rid of this so that I can add a new feed please?
>>
>> Hello, I remember I also had this error.  "www.syndic8.com" thing came
>> from emacs itself.  It is a fallback or something like it (look at
>> "M-x find-function nnrss-find-rss-via-syndic8").
>
>
> nnrss-find-rss-via-syndic8 is a compiled Lisp function in `nnrss.el'.
>
> (nnrss-find-rss-via-syndic8 URL)
>
> Query syndic8 for the rss feeds it has for URL.
>
> In which case, maybe it would work better if I just commented that line
> out? We shall see.

I'm sure it wouldn't help.

And now I know what the real problem is.  I have downloaded an atom-file
you mentioned
<http://karl-voit.at/feeds/lazyblorg-all.atom_1.0.links-and-content.xml>
and it is a *malformed* xml file.  I manually called 'xsltproc' with
'atom2rss.xsl' on this xml-file and got the following output:

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
$ xsltproc /path/to/atom2rss.xsl /home/alexx/downloads/lazyblorg-all.atom_1.0.links-and-content.xml > f1
/home/alexx/downloads/lazyblorg-all.atom_1.0.links-and-content.xml:1032: parser error : EntityRef: expecting ';'
d. <a href="http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B00L7W8BGU/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp
                                                                               ^
/home/alexx/downloads/lazyblorg-all.atom_1.0.links-and-content.xml:1032: parser error : EntityRef: expecting ';'
en <a href="http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B00KT2WVLA/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp
                                                                               ^
/home/alexx/downloads/lazyblorg-all.atom_1.0.links-and-content.xml:2508: parser error : EntityRef: expecting ';'
iltered" source of information to <a href="http://www.essene.com/History&Essenes
                                                                               ^
unable to parse /home/alexx/downloads/lazyblorg-all.atom_1.0.links-and-content.xml
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

So as you can see, there are 3 places in this file where instead of a
proper "&amp;" sequence, a simple "&" is used (which is incorrect).  If
these errors will be fixed, I almost sure your original code will work.

>> I don't recall in details, but I think I faced this error when I wanted
>> to use Atom feeds in gnus.  So I used the same code from the wiki to
>> convert Atom to RSS as you do, and it worked for me.  Make sure you have
>> "atom2rss.xsl" as described in the wiki.  Good luck!
>>
>>
>> P.S.  It is probably of no interest for you, but a code I use for
>> converting Atom to RSS is placed here:
>>
>> https://github.com/alezost/emacs-utils/blob/master/utl-gnus.el#L199-L238
>>
>> And in my emacs config I have:
>>
>> (setq utl-atom2rss-file "/path/to/atom2rss.xsl")
>> (advice-add 'mm-url-insert :after #'utl-convert-atom-to-rss)
>
> Thanks, I've incorporated both snippets into my "init.org" and will
> shortly try it out.

No need to do it, your initial code should work (for a proper atom file).

-- 
Alex

Re: error when trying to add a new rss feed

[Sharon Kimble]

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Alex Kost <alezost@gmail.com> writes:

> Sharon Kimble (2015-11-14 18:54 +0300) wrote:
>
>> Alex Kost <alezost@gmail.com> writes:
>>
>>> Sharon Kimble (2015-11-12 22:22 +0300) wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm trying to install a new rss feed in gnus, but am consistently
>>>> getting this error message -
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> (error "www.syndic8.com/80 Name or service not known") in open-network-stream
>>>>
>>>> How can I get rid of this so that I can add a new feed please?
>>>
>>> Hello, I remember I also had this error.  "www.syndic8.com" thing came
>>> from emacs itself.  It is a fallback or something like it (look at
>>> "M-x find-function nnrss-find-rss-via-syndic8").
>>
>>
>> nnrss-find-rss-via-syndic8 is a compiled Lisp function in `nnrss.el'.
>>
>> (nnrss-find-rss-via-syndic8 URL)
>>
>> Query syndic8 for the rss feeds it has for URL.
>>
>> In which case, maybe it would work better if I just commented that line
>> out? We shall see.
>
> I'm sure it wouldn't help.
>
> And now I know what the real problem is.  I have downloaded an atom-file
> you mentioned
> <http://karl-voit.at/feeds/lazyblorg-all.atom_1.0.links-and-content.xml>
> and it is a *malformed* xml file.  I manually called 'xsltproc' with
> 'atom2rss.xsl' on this xml-file and got the following output:
>
> $ xsltproc /path/to/atom2rss.xsl /home/alexx/downloads/lazyblorg-all.atom_1.0.links-and-content.xml > f1
> /home/alexx/downloads/lazyblorg-all.atom_1.0.links-and-content.xml:1032: parser error : EntityRef: expecting ';'
> d. <a href="http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B00L7W8BGU/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp
>                                                                                ^
> /home/alexx/downloads/lazyblorg-all.atom_1.0.links-and-content.xml:1032: parser error : EntityRef: expecting ';'
> en <a href="http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B00KT2WVLA/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp
>                                                                                ^
> /home/alexx/downloads/lazyblorg-all.atom_1.0.links-and-content.xml:2508: parser error : EntityRef: expecting ';'
> iltered" source of information to <a href="http://www.essene.com/History&Essenes
>                                                                                ^
> unable to parse /home/alexx/downloads/lazyblorg-all.atom_1.0.links-and-content.xml
>
> So as you can see, there are 3 places in this file where instead of a
> proper "&amp;" sequence, a simple "&" is used (which is incorrect).  If
> these errors will be fixed, I almost sure your original code will
> work.

Since then I've looked at "nnrss.el" and saw that it wouldn't call
syndic8 if xml-rpc could not be found. As I used to use xml-rpc when I
used org2blog when I had a wordpress site and I no longer needed it I
removed it. Then weblogger and metaweblogger created that they couldn't
find xml-rpc either, and as nothing called them, they were removed too.
Nothing else has bleated that its unsafe, so it seems to be quiet and
okay, so far at least! Touch wood! I haven't really tried to download
any new rss feeds yet, just letting the dust settle ATM.

>
>>> I don't recall in details, but I think I faced this error when I wanted
>>> to use Atom feeds in gnus.  So I used the same code from the wiki to
>>> convert Atom to RSS as you do, and it worked for me.  Make sure you have
>>> "atom2rss.xsl" as described in the wiki.  Good luck!
>>>
>>>
>>> P.S.  It is probably of no interest for you, but a code I use for
>>> converting Atom to RSS is placed here:
>>>
>>> https://github.com/alezost/emacs-utils/blob/master/utl-gnus.el#L199-L238
>>>
>>> And in my emacs config I have:
>>>
>>> (setq utl-atom2rss-file "/path/to/atom2rss.xsl")
>>> (advice-add 'mm-url-insert :after #'utl-convert-atom-to-rss)
>>
>> Thanks, I've incorporated both snippets into my "init.org" and will
>> shortly try it out.
>
> No need to do it, your initial code should work (for a proper atom file).

Thanks, I'll bear that in mind when I find one :)

Sharon.
-- 
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TGmeds = http://www.tgmeds.org.uk
Debian 8.0, fluxbox 1.3.7, emacs 24.5.1

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Re: error when trying to add a new rss feed

[Sharon Kimble]

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Alex Kost <alezost@gmail.com> writes:

> Sharon Kimble (2015-11-12 22:22 +0300) wrote:
>
>> I'm trying to install a new rss feed in gnus, but am consistently
>> getting this error message -
>>
>>
>> (error "www.syndic8.com/80 Name or service not known") in open-network-stream
>>
>> How can I get rid of this so that I can add a new feed please?
>
> Hello, I remember I also had this error.  "www.syndic8.com" thing came
> from emacs itself.  It is a fallback or something like it (look at
> "M-x find-function nnrss-find-rss-via-syndic8").

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
nnrss-find-rss-via-syndic8 is a compiled Lisp function in `nnrss.el'.

(nnrss-find-rss-via-syndic8 URL)

Query syndic8 for the rss feeds it has for URL.
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

In which case, maybe it would work better if I just commented that line
out? We shall see.

>
> I don't recall in details, but I think I faced this error when I wanted
> to use Atom feeds in gnus.  So I used the same code from the wiki to
> convert Atom to RSS as you do, and it worked for me.  Make sure you have
> "atom2rss.xsl" as described in the wiki.  Good luck!
>
>
> P.S.  It is probably of no interest for you, but a code I use for
> converting Atom to RSS is placed here:
>
> https://github.com/alezost/emacs-utils/blob/master/utl-gnus.el#L199-L238
>
> And in my emacs config I have:
>
> (setq utl-atom2rss-file "/path/to/atom2rss.xsl")
> (advice-add 'mm-url-insert :after #'utl-convert-atom-to-rss)

Thanks, I've incorporated both snippets into my "init.org" and will
shortly try it out.

Thanks
Sharon.
-- 
A taste of linux = http://www.sharons.org.uk
TGmeds = http://www.tgmeds.org.uk
Debian 8.0, fluxbox 1.3.7, emacs 24.5.1

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SOLVED - Re: error when trying to add a new rss feed

[Sharon Kimble]

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Sharon Kimble <boudiccas@skimble.plus.com> writes:

> I'm trying to install a new rss feed in gnus, but am consistently
> getting this error message -
>
> (error "www.syndic8.com/80 Name or service not known") in open-network-stream
>
> How can I get rid of this so that I can add a new feed please?
>

I've found the solution to all of this whilst tracking down a more
up-to-date "atom2rss.xsl", there isn't one! The code itself is four
years old and seems to be unmaintained, and the web page where its
offered hasn't been updated since March 2009!

Anyway whilst googling for a source page I just happened to see
"xsltproc" in the description, and it turns out that it wasn't installed
on my system. A quick installation later and a restart of emacs and
gnus, and everything is working nicely. All rss feeds being downloaded,
even ones that I haven't been able to get for about a month, and I can
add rss feeds, so now everything is working nicely(TM).

Thanks all
Sharon.
-- 
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TGmeds = http://www.tgmeds.org.uk
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