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From: Tassilo Horn <tassilo@member.fsf.org>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: gnus error (Selecting deleted buffer)
Date: Tue, 09 Dec 2008 10:29:31 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87myf58zno.fsf@thinkpad.tsdh.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: y65prk2ii7r.fsf@minnie.esd.mun.ca

Roger Mason <rmason@esd.mun.ca> writes:

Hi Roger,

> I'm trying to get e-mail from my university server using gnus/imap.  I
> have this entry in my .gnus file:
>
> (setq mail-sources '(
> ;(file :path "/var/spool/mail/ted") 
> 		     (imap :server "xx.yy.zz"
> 			   :user "ted"
> 			   )
> )) ;where to get mail

You might consider using nnimap instead of degrading IMAP as if it was
POP.  See (info "(gnus)IMAP").

> Mail source (imap :server mail.mun.ca :user ted) error (Selecting
> deleted buffer).  Continue? (yes or no)

Hm, your mail-sources look correct.  So please do `M-x
toggle-debug-on-error' before starting Gnus and post the backtrace.

Bye,
Tassilo





      reply	other threads:[~2008-12-09  9:29 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 2+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-12-08 19:23 gnus error (Selecting deleted buffer) Roger Mason
2008-12-09  9:29 ` Tassilo Horn [this message]

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