Re: Emacs21: nameserver resolution fails (correction)

[markus.hoenicka@mhoenicka.de]

Shyamal Prasad writes:
 >     "markus" == markus hoenicka <markus.hoenicka@mhoenicka.de> writes:
 > 
 >     markus> If I run vm as a mail client in Emacs 20, I have no
 >     markus> problem accessing my pop3 and smtp servers. If I try the
 >     markus> same in Emacs 21, I get a message:
 > 
 >     markus> Temporary nameserver resolution problem
 > 
 >     markus> If I use the IP addresses of the pop3 and smtp servers
 >     markus> instead of their hostnames, vm works in both Emacs 20 and
 >     markus> Emacs 21.
 > 
 >     markus> If I first get new mail and send mail with Emacs20 and
 >     markus> then try with Emacs 21, then even Emacs 21 can work with
 >     markus> the hostnames instead of the IP addresses.
 > 
 > Does Emacs 21 do this consistently? Or do you get this error only the
 > first time? 

I have to correct my previous reply to this question. Indeed, if I
boot, start Emacs21 once, exit, and start again, nameserver resolution
*does* work. I can live with that, but is that a hint to what's going
wrong?

regards,
Markus

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