Re: [h-e-w] Re: GnuServ crashing?

[Peter Davis]

On Fri, Feb 28, 2003 at 10:37:20PM -0800, Galen Boyer wrote:
> On Thu, 27 Feb 2003, address@hidden wrote:
> > I'm running GNU Emacs 21.1.1 on Windows NT4 and 2000 (both soon to be
> > upgraded to XP Pro.)
> > 
> > I've been using mutt, running on Cygwin, to read email.  I have the
> > editor set to run this shell script, which invokes gnuclient:
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > The problem is that once in a while, gnuserv crashes, taking emacs
> > with it.  This always happens just as I'm about to start editing a
> > reply.
> > 
> > Anyone seen this?  Any known cure?  I end up having to exit mutt,
> > restart my SSH tunneler, etc.  It's a pain.
> 
> You are running
> 
>     #!/bin/sh
>     /cygdrive/d/bin/gnuclient -F c:/temp/`basename $*`
>     exit 0
> 
> I thought you were supposed to run gnuclientw.exe?

I think gnuclientw is for *asynchronous* use.  I want mutt to block
until I've saved the message and finished with 'C-x #'.  It works
beautifully most of the time, but every few days (with both mutt and
emacs running continuously), it crashes emacs.

Thanks,

-pd



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