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

[mylesenglish]

On Friday, June 22, 2012 8:36:17 PM UTC+1, XeCycle wrote:
> Myles writes:
> 
> [...]
> 
> >> 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.
> 
> What is the error, exactly?

My experiments have moved on a bit so I have started a new thread called
"using local dovecot nnimap, gnus Group shows wrong counts and mail"

(The original error message was something like "Required feature `nnimap' was 
not provided" but it was caused by (require 'nnimap).)

> 
> > 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.
> 
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> Carl Lei (XeCycle)
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