[Erc-discuss] Re: [5.2] Frequent disconnections ... and forced nick change

[Eric Hanchrow]

>>>>> "Michael" == Michael Olson <address@hidden> writes:

    Michael> The quick fix is (setq erc-server-send-ping-timeout nil).
    Michael> This prevents ERC from trying to reconnect due to the
    Michael> server's failure to reply to PING.

OK, I'll try that.

    Michael> Are you using the ERC services module (erc-services.el)
    Michael> to authenticate to nickserv?  

No, never heard of it before.
                                           
    Michael> If not, and you're using some other automatic method,
    Michael> perhaps it's trying to authenticate too soon.

I don't see anything in my startup file that appears to relate to
automatically reconnecting.  Do you expect chaos if I just add
erc-services to my current mix?

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