Re: can't fetch mail



Well, temporarily resolved, though not actually solved. First, it took me two tries to realize that the g_network functions are in glib, not gtk, but I got it recompiled with debug info. Tracing through from balsa_window_init, I got totally lost in all the g_ functions, but at one point noticed (displaying local variables in the debugger) that there had been a g_network_changed signal, and the network now showed as available, and I successfully downloaded my approx 120 queued messages. Unless something in compiling with -ggdb also changed something else, and I can figure what it was, I might have to chalk this up to "phase of the moon and blue magic dust."

On 2022.06.07 14:06, Jack Ostroff via balsa-list wrote:
Good timing - I'm finally digging into this right now.  My smtp test send was through gmail, so not local.  I'm now compiling gtk with debug symbols to see if I can find why it might think the network is missing, or at least trace into those g_network calls. The "route" command DOES show a "default" route to my router, to which I have a wired connection.  I also do NOT see any network-changed messages.  "grep -i network" on the output gives me:

(process:8898): GLib-GIO-DEBUG: 17:43:34.475: Failed to initialize portal (GNetworkMonitorPortal) for gio-network-monitor: Not using portals (process:8898): GLib-GIO-DEBUG: 17:43:34.478: _g_io_module_get_default: Found default implementation networkmanager (GNetworkMonitorNM) for ?gio-network-monitor? (balsa:8879): GLib-GIO-DEBUG: 17:43:34.700: Failed to initialize portal (GNetworkMonitorPortal) for gio-network-monitor: Not using portals (balsa:8879): GLib-GIO-DEBUG: 17:43:34.702: _g_io_module_get_default: Found default implementation networkmanager (GNetworkMonitorNM) for ‘gio-network-monitor’ ** (balsa:8879): DEBUG: 17:43:34.702: Networkis unavailable (Sun 05 Jun 2022 05:43:34 PM EDT)

Of course I do not have an example from when it used to work just fine.  All I can assume now is that something else I upgraded early last week is causing a problem, but I won't be surprised if I'm surprised at how stupid the problem is, once I find it.

Update later today.

Jack

On 6/7/22 13:54, Albrecht Dreß via balsa-list wrote:
Hi Jack!

Am 05.06.22 23:54 schrieb(en) Jack Ostroff via balsa-list:
** (balsa:8879): DEBUG: 17:43:34.702: Networkis unavailable (Sun 05 Jun 2022 05:43:34 PM EDT)

That message is printed by function print_network_status() in src/main-window.c.  Balsa uses a GNetworkMonitor (returned by calling g_network_monitor_get_default()) to check if the network is available or not.  If you see this message only /once/, it is most like being emitted from balsa_window_init() (in the same source file) using the return value of calling g_network_monitor_get_network_available().  The docs say

<quote>
Checks if the network is available. "Available" here means that the system has a default route available for at least one of IPv4 or IPv6. It does not necessarily imply that the public Internet is reachable.
</quote>

We connect to the “network-changed” of the monitor, which should print a similar message whenever the network state changes.

but I have no idea if this really indicates some network problem or is just a red herring (false lead) as balsa is able to send messages by smtp.  Next step will be to debug and look for a backtrace from the place that message is printed.

In libbalsa/server.c (libbalsa_server_test_can_reach*) we have additional functions for checking if a remote server is reachable, which internally call g_network_monitor_can_reach_async() and g_network_monitor_can_reach_finish().  I can only guess that there /might/ be an issue with your network or the gio configuration. SMTP may work if you use a local MTA (localhost or 127.0.0.1) as that address should always be reachable.

Best, Albrecht.


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