From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: adamsonj@email.unc.edu (Joel J. Adamson) Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: emacs 22.2 with gmail POP Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:04:54 -0400 Message-ID: <87wsjv6z6h.fsf@edna.homeunix.org> References: <874p72ti98.fsf@gmail.com> <87wsjxiknh.fsf@edna.homeunix.org> <874p71i8oy.fsf@gmail.com> <87k5fxi06k.fsf@edna.homeunix.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1215619968 27497 80.91.229.12 (9 Jul 2008 16:12:48 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 16:12:48 +0000 (UTC) Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org To: Memnon Anon Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Jul 09 18:13:34 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1KGcIM-0001C7-FL for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:13:30 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:45862 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KGcHU-0006Ph-R4 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:12:37 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KGcB1-0003VF-R6 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:05:55 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KGcAz-0003Tj-Aj for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:05:55 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=39149 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KGcAy-0003Tb-MV for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:05:52 -0400 Original-Received: from mx20.gnu.org ([199.232.41.8]:48504) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KGblv-0003aR-6C for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:39:59 -0400 Original-Received: from smtpsrv0.isis.unc.edu ([152.2.1.139] helo=smtp.unc.edu) by mx20.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KGYUl-0007D3-L8 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:10:03 -0400 Original-Received: from edna (cpe-024-088-244-186.nc.res.rr.com [24.88.244.186]) (authenticated bits=0) by smtp.unc.edu (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id m69C8qrM000445; Wed, 9 Jul 2008 08:08:56 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: (Memnon Anon's message of "Tue, 8 Jul 2008 20:09:10 -0700 (PDT)") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.60 (gnu/linux) X-detected-kernel: by mx20.gnu.org: Solaris 9 X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:55348 Archived-At: Memnon Anon writes: > Hi! > > Using Debian Testing, I got the same error. > Search google groups: Old Problem: Pop3/ssl/gmail solved > Or look here: > http://article.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.gnus.user/11140/match=old+problem+pop3+ssl+gmail Debian might be the problem: is there something in site-start.el that might screw with your settings? > Alexandru Cardaniuc schrieb: > >> I tried that and I still get the same error. >> >> Mail source (pop :server pop.gmail.com :port 995 :user >> cardaniuc@gmail.com :stream ssl) error (stringp). Continue? (yes or no) >> I am running Emacs 22.2 with gnus 5.11 > > Same error, nothing worked. So I now use fetchmail to get my mail. > Have a look at the thread. In my last mail, I provided my working > setup. I don't need to use fetchmail! I think there's another solution. Trust me, CVS Emacs is very usable, and it has many great features that are well worth it. Joel -- Joel J. Adamson (303) 880-3109 Public key: http://pgp.mit.edu http://www.unc.edu/~adamsonj http://trashbird1240.blogspot.com