Re: bug#13546: 24.2.92; Error(s) when sending emails

[Sebastien Vauban]

Hi Eli,

Eli Zaretskii wrote:
>> From: "Sebastien Vauban" <wxhgmqzgwmuf@spammotel.com>
>> Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2013 10:23:52 +0100
>> 
>> For some unknown reason, at some point in time, I've got an error when 
>> sending
>> emails -- the same way I do for ~ 8 years now:
>> 
>> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
>> network-stream-open-starttls: make client process failed: no error, :name,
>> smtpmail, :buffer, *trace of SMTP session to mail.missioncriticalit.com*,
>> :host, mail.missioncriticalit.com, :service, 25
>> Saving file d:/Users/sva/.gnus.d/drafts/drafts/2...
>> Mark set
>> basic-save-buffer-2: IO error writing d:/Users/sva/.gnus.d/drafts/drafts/2:
>> Socket operation on non-socket
>> Saving file d:/Users/sva/.gnus.d/drafts/drafts/2...
>> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
>> 
>> This phenomenon is really new to me, but I can't tell its source:
>> 
>> - because of the pretest Emacs version?
>> - because of my new environment (new laptop with Windows 8)?
>> - because I'm using constantly the sleep mode of the laptop?
>> - ...
>> 
>> And, what's even more surprising, is the second error: when wanting to save a
>> draft copy of the email (as I couldn't send it), with C-c C-d, I've got the
>> error:
>> 
>> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
>> basic-save-buffer-2: IO error writing d:/Users/sva/.gnus.d/drafts/drafts/2:
>> Socket operation on non-socket
>> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
>
> Is this all repeatable, or did it happen just once?

Unluckily, it already happened a couple of times (3 or 4 times) over the last
week (since I have version 24.2.92, IIRC -- not sure, though).

Every time, I quitted Emacs and restarted it.

Best regards,
  Seb

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Sebastien Vauban