Re: [VM] smtp issues: progress indicator and gracious failure

[Stefan Monnier]

>>> I can press c-c c-c to try again and that works in most cases, but
>>> then it adds the message to the outgoing folder again, so I need to
>>> erase the .FCC line by hand.  wouldn't it be good if a failed message
>>> was automatically put in "outgoing folder" such as a queued- mail
>>> directory, and then sent at a later time?  perhaps when smtpmail is
>>> called again to send another message?
>> That seems to be specific to VM, so I'll let the VM crowd handle it.
> Well, it is not really a VM thing, except to say that VM is still using
> mail-mode for sending mail, which is semi-obsolete.  mail-mode puts FCC
> headers in the message composition buffer and leaves them there until the
> message gets sent.

Sounds like we have a bug there, then.  I guess "emacs user
<address@hidden>" should M-x report-emacs-bug about it.

> Perhaps moving to message-mode will cure the problem?

I wouldn't know.


        Stefan