Re: gnus is freezing right after startup

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William Warren <""william_warren_nonoise\"@speakeasy(William Warren).net"> 
writes:


> I entered F10 b m, and got this report:
> 
>       (emacs -q --no-site-file)
>       Loading disp-table...done
>       For information about the GNU Project and its goals, type C-h C-p.
>       Debug on Quit enabled
>       Loading gnus...
>       Loading mule-util...done
>       Loading easymenu...done
>       Loading gnus...done
>       Loading gnus-start...done
>        [2 times]
>       Wrote /home/bill/.newsrc-dribble
> 
>       Reading /home/bill/.newsrc.eld...
>       Loading gnus-group...done
>       Loading image...done
>       Opening nntp server on news...
>       Denied server

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

> After that, I changed the .authinfo file to use a different login ID,
> but gnus just stalled at the "Loading gnus-start...done" point
> again. When I restored the .authinfo file to it's original state, gnus
> _still_ stalled at the "Loading gnus-start...done" point, but emacs
> didn't hang this time: I could kill the gnus buffer with Cntl-x k.
> 
> All suggestions welcome, and thanks again for your help.
> 


Did you review the specific nntp server login requirement as per my
message a few minutes ago?

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