From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Rob Browning Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: Re: Bug#139487: Gnus: nntp backend doesn't reauthenticate after a dropped connection Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2002 00:25:43 -0500 Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-admin@gnu.org Message-ID: <87g01yn960.fsf@raven.i.defaultvalue.org> References: <20020322155430.GA16099@womble.dur.ac.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: localhost.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1018762038 25958 127.0.0.1 (14 Apr 2002 05:27:18 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2002 05:27:18 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 139487-forwarded@bugs.debian.org, Andrew Stribblehill Return-path: Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([199.232.76.164]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #1 (Debian)) id 16wcXl-0006kZ-00 for ; Sun, 14 Apr 2002 07:27:17 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=fencepost.gnu.org) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 3.34 #1 (Debian)) id 16wcXo-0000AE-00; Sun, 14 Apr 2002 01:27:20 -0400 Original-Received: from dsl-209-87-109-2.constant.com ([209.87.109.2] helo=defaultvalue.org) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 3.34 #1 (Debian)) id 16wcWH-0008Qf-00 for ; Sun, 14 Apr 2002 01:25:45 -0400 Original-Received: from raven.i.defaultvalue.org (raven.i.defaultvalue.org [192.168.1.7]) by defaultvalue.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9899F44B2; Sun, 14 Apr 2002 00:25:44 -0500 (CDT) Original-Received: by raven.i.defaultvalue.org (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 535B22D86; Sun, 14 Apr 2002 00:25:43 -0500 (CDT) Original-To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org In-Reply-To: <20020322155430.GA16099@womble.dur.ac.uk> (Andrew Stribblehill's message of "Fri, 22 Mar 2002 15:54:31 +0000") Original-Lines: 55 User-Agent: Gnus/5.090006 (Oort Gnus v0.06) Emacs/21.2 (i386-debian-linux-gnu) Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-admin@gnu.org X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.9 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:658 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.bugs:658 This was reported recently, but I don't have a server I can use to verify the bug. Thanks Andrew Stribblehill writes: > Package: emacs21 > Version: 21.1-7 > Severity: normal > > When I connect to an NNTP server which requires AUTHINFO stuff, all > works fine. Gnus asks me for my username and password then connects > perfectly. > > If I leave it idle for longer than the server's timeout period, the > connection drops. > > Subsequently, a re-connect (e.g. with 'g' in the Groups buffer) fails > to authenticate, despite the server repeatedly sending the 'Require > AUTHINFO' status message (240?). > > I'll happily provide further information if required. > > -- System Information > Debian Release: 3.0 > Architecture: i386 > Kernel: Linux womble 2.4.16 #1 Wed Dec 19 11:48:46 GMT 2001 i686 > Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C > > Versions of packages emacs21 depends on: > ii dpkg 1.9.19 Package maintenance system for Deb > ii emacsen-common 1.4.15 Common facilities for all emacsen. > ii libc6 2.2.5-3 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an > ii libjpeg62 6b-5 The Independent JPEG Group's JPEG > ii liblockfile1 1.03 NFS-safe locking library, includes > ii libncurses5 5.2.20020112a-5 Shared libraries for terminal hand > ii libpng2 1.0.12-3 PNG library - runtime > ii libtiff3g 3.5.5-6 Tag Image File Format library > ii xaw3dg 1.5-12 Xaw3d widget set > ii xlibs 4.1.0-14 X Window System client libraries > ii zlib1g 1:1.1.4-1 compression library - runtime > > -- > Andrew Stribblehill > Systems programmer, IT Service, University of Durham, England > > -- Rob Browning rlb @defaultvalue.org, @linuxdevel.com, and @debian.org Previously @cs.utexas.edu GPG=1C58 8B2C FB5E 3F64 EA5C 64AE 78FE E5FE F0CB A0AD