Re: new problem with Balsa (git head)

[Jack <ostroffjh users sourceforge net>]

On 2018.02.01 13:49, Jack wrote:
> I'm not sure exactly when this started - but I started noticing it a  
> few weeks ago.  Initially, I only noticed it when running balsa  
> remotely (ssh -Y) but have now confirmed it also happens running  
> locally.
>
> Every now and then, apparently when I select a new message (not  
> unread - just switching messages to one which has not been open  
> recently) Balsa simply stops responding for somewhere around 45  
> seconds.  It might even be the first message displayed when switching  
> to a different mailbox.  I can move or resize the window, but that is  
> being done by the window manager, and there is no redraw until Balsa  
> returns from wherever it went.  I see nothing that looks remotely  
> relevant, even with command line debugging turned on.
>
> My vague suspicion is that it might be related to Balsa trying to  
> check something about a PGP signed message, and making that check  
> synchronously instead of asynchronously.  Pure suspicion with no  
> solid evidence, but at least every message I have noticed that has  
> caused this has been signed.  I'm getting no errors regarding the  
> signing, however.
>
> I only see one large patch applied after the parallel POP3 fetch  
> changes, and I'm pretty sure the POP3 changes were not the cause, but  
> none of the changes in the other patch strike me as suspect.  Note  
> that these problems are not happening when fetching new mail, and can  
> happen when displaying messages retrieved months ago, not necessarily  
> recently.
>
> Any thoughts or suggestions on further troubleshooting?
>
> Jack
I actually just had the problem again, this time while fetching mail,  
and even the POP3 fetch dialog stopped "spinning" until Balsa started  
responding again.  Whatever the cause, it looks like it's  
interrupting/blocking the program at a fairly deep level.  Also - every  
message that is selected when this happens does show the PGP lock.  I  
also think the reason it is so sporadic is that only a few of my  
mailboxes (for IT related mailing lists) have any messages which are  
PGP signed.