[gnu.emacs.gnus] gnus 3.10 startup problem

grout%cadillac.cad.mcc.com@MCC.COM (Steve Grout) (11/15/88)

Have received gnus 3.10 5-part shar files, bytecompiled gnus, nntp, and
nnspool, meta-x loaded gnus.elc, and then did meta-x gnus.  The title
header comes up ok, gnus reads my ~/.newsrc file for a while and then
aborts with the following message:

   wrong type argument, stringp, nil

Any ideas?
tnx for any help you can give...
--Steve Grout

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royt@pravda.gatech.edu (Roy M Turner) (11/15/88)

I just installed 3.10--very quick, worked the first time.  Maybe
something got mangled in your copy?
	Roy
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olaf%TUB.BITNET@MITVMA.MIT.EDU (Olaf Heimburger) (11/17/88)

I had the same problem and fixed it by setting the gnu-nntp-service
variable to another value. The only difference to your problem was a
value not-equal to nil.

I hope it helps.
Regards,
Olaf
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umerin@UUNET.UU.NET (Masanobu UMEDA) (11/17/88)

   Date: Mon, 14 Nov 88 16:29:39 CST
   From: flab!fgw!uunet!mcc.com!cadillac.cad.mcc.com!grout (Steve Grout)
   Posted-Date: Mon, 14 Nov 88 16:29:39 CST

   Have received gnus 3.10 5-part shar files, bytecompiled gnus, nntp, and
   nnspool, meta-x loaded gnus.elc, and then did meta-x gnus.  The title
   header comes up ok, gnus reads my ~/.newsrc file for a while and then
   aborts with the following message:

      wrong type argument, stringp, nil

Set variable debug-on-error to t, load gnus.el (not gnus.elc), and
then do M-x gnus. Emacs will pop up a debug buffer if something is
wrong. If you get it, please send me a copy of the buffer. I need more
detail information.

Masanobu UMEDA
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