Re: Error: Required feature `nnimap' was not provided

[Myles]

On Thursday, June 21, 2012 6:37:47 AM UTC+1, XeCycle wrote:
> myles writes:
> 
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have recently upgraded to emacs24 and use dovecot as a local IMAP server 
> > for 2 gmail accounts and one other.
> >
> > Can anyone tell me why gnus doesn't connect to my dovecot anymore?
> >
> > The Server buffer shows:
> >
> >  {nnimap:localhost} (error)
> >  {nnml:} (opened)
> >
> > So I press RETURN on the localhost line and get the error:
> >
> > gnus-get-function: Required feature `nnimap' was not provided
> 
> Eval (require 'nnimap) and see if it works.  Seems like a
> load-path error.
> 

Thanks I tried what you suggest: I deleted .newsrc* and pared down the .gnus to 
just one dovecot account and when I start gnus it is the (require 'nnimap) that 
actually triggers the error.

Without the (require 'nnimap), gnus starts without error but my imap accounts 
don't appear in *Server* and dovecot is not troubled with any authentication 
requests.

I am using Arch Linux packages but will try compiling emacs from source.

> > The logging doesn't appear to output a log.
> >
> > Here is part of my .gnus:
> >
> > ;; tell gnus not to fetch mail (dovecot will serve it up)
> > (setq mail-sources nil)
> >
> > ;; we are only using email
> > (setq gnus-nntp-server nil
> >       gnus-read-active-file nil
> >       gnus-save-newsrc-file nil
> >       gnus-read-newsrc-file nil
> >       gnus-check-new-newsgroups nil)
> >
> > (setq nnimap-inhibit-logging nil)
> > (setq nnimap-record-commands t)
> > ;;(nnimap-log-command "Starting logging")
> > ;;(setq imap-log t)
> > ;;(require 'gnus)
> > ;;(load "imap")
> > ;; FETCHING EMAIL ===============================
> > (setq gnus-select-method '(nnnil ""))
> > (setq gnus-secondary-select-methods
> >       '((nnimap "gmailAccOne"
> >             (nnimap-address "localhost")
> >             (nnimap-stream network)
> >             (nnimap-user mylesenglish)
> >             (nnimap-authinfo-file "/home/myles/.authinfoME")
> >             (nnimap-authenticator login)
> >             (imap-shell-program 
> > "MAIL=maildir:/home/myles/Maildir/gmailAccOne /usr/lib/dovecot/imap"))
> >       '(nnimap "gmailAccTwo"
> >            (nnimap-address "localhost")
> >            (nnimap-stream network)
> >            (nnimap-user rh)
> >            (nnimap-authinfo-file "/home/myles/.authinfoRH")
> >            (nnimap-authenticator login)
> >            (imap-shell-program 
> > "MAIL=maildir:/home/myles/Maildir/gmailAccTwo /usr/lib/dovecot/imap"))
> >     ))
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Myles
> 
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