Give a better error message in the "go offline" case.

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 9cc6511..12ff689 100644 (file)
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2010-09-21  Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen  <larsi@gnus.org>
 
+       * gnus-int.el (gnus-open-server): Give a better error message in the
+       "go offline" case.
+
        * gnus-sum.el (gnus-adjust-marked-articles): Hack to avoid adjusting
        marks for nnimap, which is seldom the right thing to do.
 

diff --git a/lisp/gnus-int.el b/lisp/gnus-int.el
index cdcb4e3..5ef5883 100644 (file)
--- a/lisp/gnus-int.el
+++ b/lisp/gnus-int.el
@@ -275,8 +275,10 @@ If it is down, start it up (again)."
                               (not gnus-batch-mode)
                               (gnus-y-or-n-p
                                (format
-                                "Unable to open server %s, go offline? "
-                                server)))
+                                "Unable to open server %s (%s), go offline? "
+                                server
+                                (nnheader-get-report
+                                 (car gnus-command-method)))))
                               (setq open-offline t)
                               'offline)
                              (t