[tin-bugs] Tin 1:2.4.5-1 (Debian-Current) exiting when unable to post (timeout)

[Urs Janßen]

Patrik Schindler wrote:
> When tin can't post an article because of a timeout, tin exits
> ungracefully which I don't consider expected behavior.  Instead, the user
> should be notified that a timeout has occurred and what to do with the
> article: Show the post-article screen again, allowing the user to postpone
> the article for later posting.
> 
> Or is this a configurable item I've missed?

there are two related options in tinrc
from tin(5)
| ${TIN_HOMEDIR:-"$HOME"}/.tin/tinrc
[...]
|              auto_reconnect
|                     Reconnect to server automatically. Default is OFF.
[...]
|              nntp_read_timeout_secs
|                     Time  in  seconds to wait for a response from the server.
|                     Default is 120.