Ciao bug team: Doing C-x C-f /remotehost:/directory/ RET gives... (1) (error/warning) Error in process filter: (wrong-type-argument stringp nil) xemacs -vanilla does the same thing. Here is the backtrace: Signaling: (wrong-type-argument stringp nil) string-match("^quote pass \\|^quote acct \\|^quote site gpass " nil) efs-raw-send-cmd(#<process "*ftp anonymous(a)ftp.gnus.org*&quot; pid 5379 state:run> nil "Listing /anonymous＠ftp.gnus.org:/pub/gnus/" nil (#<compiled-function (result line cont-lines host user proc cmd msg pre-cont cont nowait noretry) "...(177)" [line result cmd nowait cont retry fatal efs-send-cmd t 1 2 failed ... quote stor match-data ... nil string-match efs-write-recover efs-host-type efs-call-cont host afsc-result afsc-line afsc-cont-lines cont-lines noretry user msg pre-cont case-fold-search cfs buff match-data efs-write-protect-msgs] 12> "ftp.gnus.org" "anonymous" #<process "*ftp anonymous(a)ftp.gnus.org*&quot; pid 5379 state:run> (dir "" "/tmp/steve/efsbSB8gA" "-al") "Listing /anonymous＠ftp.gnus.org:/pub/gnus/" nil (#<compiled-function ... "...(267)" ... 13> unix unix:unknown "ftp.gnus.org" "anonymous" "/tmp/steve/efsbSB8gA" "/pub/gnus/" "-al" "/anonymous＠ftp.gnus.org:/pub/gnus/" "-al" parse t t t nil nil) nil nil) nil) efs-send-cmd("ftp.gnus.org" "anonymous" (dir "" "/tmp/steve/efsbSB8gA" "-al") "Listing /anonymous＠ftp.gnus.org:/pub/gnus/" nil (#<compiled-function (result line cont-lines host-type listing-type host user temp-file path switches file lsargs noparse parse noerror msg nowait cont) "...(267)" [user listing cont temp-file lsargs host get-buffer efs-ftp-process-buffer ... ascii ... efs-ls-dumb-check unknown unix:unknown efs-call-cont nil efs-error "DIR failed: " efs-ftp-path efs-add-file-entry efs-host-type fundamental-mode get-buffer-create erase-buffer file-readable-p sleep-for insert-file-contents format "list data file %s not readable" efs-set-files efs-parse-listing buffer-string efs-add-to-ls-cache efs-get-ls-converter assoc char-to-string 0 file conv listing-type buff line path noerror nowait listing-result parse switches saved-buff efs-process-client-altered-xfer-type ...] 13> unix unix:unknown "ftp.gnus.org" "anonymous" "/tmp/steve/efsbSB8gA" "/pub/gnus/" "-al" "/anonymous＠ftp.gnus.org:/pub/gnus/" "-al" parse t t t nil nil) nil) #<compiled-function (result line cont-lines host-type listing-type host user temp temp-file path switches file lsargs noparse parse noerror msg nowait cont nlist) "...(93)" [path noerror msg user host cont efs-call-cont nil efs-error format "CWD %s failed: " efs-send-cmd nlist dir file-name-nondirectory t "Listing %s" efs-relativize-filename #<compiled-function ... "...(267)" ... 13> lsargs file nowait result line temp host-type listing-type temp-file switches noparse parse] 22>(nil "250 CWD command successful." "" unix unix:unknown "ftp.gnus.org" "anonymous" ("/tmp/steve/efsbSB8gA" . "/tmp/steve/efsbSB8gA") "/tmp/steve/efsbSB8gA" "/pub/gnus/" "-al" "/anonymous＠ftp.gnus.org:/pub/gnus/" "-al" parse t t t nil nil nil) apply(#<compiled-function (result line cont-lines host-type listing-type host user temp temp-file path switches file lsargs noparse parse noerror msg nowait cont nlist) "...(93)" [path noerror msg user host cont efs-call-cont nil efs-error format "CWD %s failed: " efs-send-cmd nlist dir file-name-nondirectory t "Listing %s" efs-relativize-filename #<compiled-function ... "...(267)" ... 13> lsargs file nowait result line temp host-type listing-type temp-file switches noparse parse] 22> (nil "250 CWD command successful." "" unix unix:unknown "ftp.gnus.org" "anonymous" ("/tmp/steve/efsbSB8gA" . "/tmp/steve/efsbSB8gA") "/tmp/steve/efsbSB8gA" "/pub/gnus/" "-al" "/anonymous＠ftp.gnus.org:/pub/gnus/" "-al" parse t t t nil nil nil)) efs-call-cont((#<compiled-function (result line cont-lines host-type listing-type host user temp temp-file path switches file lsargs noparse parse noerror msg nowait cont nlist) "...(93)" [path noerror msg user host cont efs-call-cont nil efs-error format "CWD %s failed: " efs-send-cmd nlist dir file-name-nondirectory t "Listing %s" efs-relativize-filename #<compiled-function ... "...(267)" ... 13> lsargs file nowait result line temp host-type listing-type temp-file switches noparse parse] 22> unix unix:unknown "ftp.gnus.org" "anonymous" ("/tmp/steve/efsbSB8gA" . "/tmp/steve/efsbSB8gA") "/tmp/steve/efsbSB8gA" "/pub/gnus/" "-al" "/anonymous＠ftp.gnus.org:/pub/gnus/" "-al" parse t t t nil nil nil) nil "250 CWD command successful." "") #<compiled-function (result line cont-lines host user proc cmd msg pre-cont cont nowait noretry) "...(177)" [line result cmd nowait cont retry fatal efs-send-cmd t 1 2 failed (append rename put) quote stor match-data (...) nil string-match efs-write-recover efs-host-type efs-call-cont host afsc-result afsc-line afsc-cont-lines cont-lines noretry user msg pre-cont case-fold-search cfs buff match-data efs-write-protect-msgs] 12>(nil "250 CWD command successful." "" "ftp.gnus.org" "anonymous" #<process "*ftp anonymous(a)ftp.gnus.org*&quot; pid 5379 state:run> (cwd "/pub/gnus/") "CWD'ing to /anonymous＠ftp.gnus.org:/pub/gnus/" nil (#<compiled-function (result line cont-lines host-type listing-type host user temp temp-file path switches file lsargs noparse parse noerror msg nowait cont nlist) "...(93)" [path noerror msg user host cont efs-call-cont nil efs-error format "CWD %s failed: " efs-send-cmd nlist dir file-name-nondirectory t "Listing %s" efs-relativize-filename #<compiled-function ... "...(267)" ... 13> lsargs file nowait result line temp host-type listing-type temp-file switches noparse parse] 22> unix unix:unknown "ftp.gnus.org" "anonymous" ("/tmp/steve/efsbSB8gA" . "/tmp/steve/efsbSB8gA") "/tmp/steve/efsbSB8gA" "/pub/gnus/" "-al" "/anonymous＠ftp.gnus.org:/pub/gnus/" "-al" parse t t t nil nil nil) nil nil) apply(#<compiled-function (result line cont-lines host user proc cmd msg pre-cont cont nowait noretry) "...(177)" [line result cmd nowait cont retry fatal efs-send-cmd t 1 2 failed (append rename put) quote stor match-data (...) nil string-match efs-write-recover efs-host-type efs-call-cont host afsc-result afsc-line afsc-cont-lines cont-lines noretry user msg pre-cont case-fold-search cfs buff match-data efs-write-protect-msgs] 12> (nil "250 CWD command successful." "" "ftp.gnus.org" "anonymous" #<process "*ftp anonymous(a)ftp.gnus.org*&quot; pid 5379 state:run> (cwd "/pub/gnus/") "CWD'ing to /anonymous＠ftp.gnus.org:/pub/gnus/" nil (#<compiled-function ... "...(93)" ... 22> unix unix:unknown "ftp.gnus.org" "anonymous" ("/tmp/steve/efsbSB8gA" . "/tmp/steve/efsbSB8gA") "/tmp/steve/efsbSB8gA" "/pub/gnus/" "-al" "/anonymous＠ftp.gnus.org:/pub/gnus/" "-al" parse t t t nil nil nil) nil nil)) efs-call-cont((#<compiled-function (result line cont-lines host user proc cmd msg pre-cont cont nowait noretry) "...(177)" [line result cmd nowait cont retry fatal efs-send-cmd t 1 2 failed ... quote stor match-data ... nil string-match efs-write-recover efs-host-type efs-call-cont host afsc-result afsc-line afsc-cont-lines cont-lines noretry user msg pre-cont case-fold-search cfs buff match-data efs-write-protect-msgs] 12> "ftp.gnus.org" "anonymous" #<process "*ftp anonymous(a)ftp.gnus.org*&quot; pid 5379 state:run> (cwd "/pub/gnus/") "CWD'ing to /anonymous＠ftp.gnus.org:/pub/gnus/" nil (#<compiled-function ... "...(93)" ... 22> unix unix:unknown "ftp.gnus.org" "anonymous" ("/tmp/steve/efsbSB8gA" . "/tmp/steve/efsbSB8gA") "/tmp/steve/efsbSB8gA" "/pub/gnus/" "-al" "/anonymous＠ftp.gnus.org:/pub/gnus/" "-al" parse t t t nil nil nil) nil nil) nil "250 CWD command successful." "") efs-process-filter(#<process "*ftp anonymous(a)ftp.gnus.org*&quot; pid 5379 state:run> "250 CWD command successful.\n") accept-process-output(#<process "*ftp anonymous(a)ftp.gnus.org*&quot; pid 5379 state:run>) byte-code("..." [efs-process-nowait efs-process-busy proc process-status (run open) accept-process-output] 2) efs-raw-send-cmd(#<process "*ftp anonymous(a)ftp.gnus.org*&quot; pid 5379 state:run> "quote cwd /pub/gnus/" "CWD'ing to /anonymous＠ftp.gnus.org:/pub/gnus/" nil (#<compiled-function (result line cont-lines host user proc cmd msg pre-cont cont nowait noretry) "...(177)" [line result cmd nowait cont retry fatal efs-send-cmd t 1 2 failed ... quote stor match-data ... nil string-match efs-write-recover efs-host-type efs-call-cont host afsc-result afsc-line afsc-cont-lines cont-lines noretry user msg pre-cont case-fold-search cfs buff match-data efs-write-protect-msgs] 12> "ftp.gnus.org" "anonymous" #<process "*ftp anonymous(a)ftp.gnus.org*&quot; pid 5379 state:run> (cwd "/pub/gnus/") "CWD'ing to /anonymous＠ftp.gnus.org:/pub/gnus/" nil (#<compiled-function ... "...(93)" ... 22> unix unix:unknown "ftp.gnus.org" "anonymous" ("/tmp/steve/efsbSB8gA" . "/tmp/steve/efsbSB8gA") "/tmp/steve/efsbSB8gA" "/pub/gnus/" "-al" "/anonymous＠ftp.gnus.org:/pub/gnus/" "-al" parse t t t nil nil nil) nil nil) nil) efs-send-cmd("ftp.gnus.org" "anonymous" (cwd "/pub/gnus/") "CWD'ing to /anonymous＠ftp.gnus.org:/pub/gnus/" nil (#<compiled-function (result line cont-lines host-type listing-type host user temp temp-file path switches file lsargs noparse parse noerror msg nowait cont nlist) "...(93)" [path noerror msg user host cont efs-call-cont nil efs-error format "CWD %s failed: " efs-send-cmd nlist dir file-name-nondirectory t "Listing %s" efs-relativize-filename #<compiled-function ... "...(267)" ... 13> lsargs file nowait result line temp host-type listing-type temp-file switches noparse parse] 22> unix unix:unknown "ftp.gnus.org" "anonymous" ("/tmp/steve/efsbSB8gA" . "/tmp/steve/efsbSB8gA") "/tmp/steve/efsbSB8gA" "/pub/gnus/" "-al" "/anonymous＠ftp.gnus.org:/pub/gnus/" "-al" parse t t t nil nil nil) nil) efs-ls("/anonymous＠ftp.gnus.org:/pub/gnus/" "-al" t parse t) efs-get-files("/anonymous＠ftp.gnus.org:/pub/gnus" t) efs-get-file-entry("/anonymous＠ftp.gnus.org:/pub/gnus/") #<compiled-function (path) "...(43)" [file-ent path parsed efs-ftp-path 2 "/" efs-get-file-entry efs-internal-file-name-as-directory efs-host-type efs-internal-file-directory-p nil efs-chase-symlinks efs-internal-directory-file-name] 6>("/anonymous＠ftp.gnus.org:/pub/gnus") apply(#<compiled-function (path) "...(43)" [file-ent path parsed efs-ftp-path 2 "/" efs-get-file-entry efs-internal-file-name-as-directory efs-host-type efs-internal-file-directory-p nil efs-chase-symlinks efs-internal-directory-file-name] 6> "/anonymous＠ftp.gnus.org:/pub/gnus") efs-internal-file-directory-p(unix "/anonymous＠ftp.gnus.org:/pub/gnus") efs-file-directory-p("/anonymous＠ftp.gnus.org:/pub/gnus") apply(efs-file-directory-p "/anonymous＠ftp.gnus.org:/pub/gnus") efs-file-handler-function(file-directory-p "/anonymous＠ftp.gnus.org:/pub/gnus") file-directory-p("/anonymous＠ftp.gnus.org:/pub/gnus/") find-file-noselect("/ftp.gnus.org:/pub/gnus/") find-file("/ftp.gnus.org:/pub/gnus/" nil) call-interactively(find-file) Emacs : XEmacs 21.2 (beta40) "Persephone" [Lucid] (i686-pc-linux, Mule) of Fri Jan 12 2001 on slackware Package: efs efs believes that the host type of ftp.gnus.org is unix. current state: ============== (setq efs-cu-version "1.19/1.12" efs-defun-version "1.19/1.1" efs-dump-version "1.19/1.2" efs-fnh-version "1.19/1.4" efs-netrc-version "1.19/1.2" efs-ovwrt-version "1.19/1.3" efs-report-version "1.19/1.10" efs-version "1.19/1.63" efs-x19.15-version "1.19/1.2" efs-36-bit-binary-file-name-regexp nil efs-anonymous-umask nil efs-auto-save 0 efs-auto-save-remotely nil efs-backup-by-copying nil efs-binary-file-host-regexp nil efs-binary-file-name-regexp "\\.\\([zZ]\\|t?gz\\|lzh\\|arc\\|zip\\|zoo\\|ta[rz]\\|dvi\\|sit\\|ps\\|elc\\|gif\\|Z-part-..\\|tpz\\|exe\\|[jm]pg\\|TZ[a-z]?\\|lib\\)\\(~\\|~[0-9]+~\\)?$\\|\\.\\(ARC\\|ELC\\|TAGS\\|EXE\\|ZIP\\|DVI|ZOO\\|GIF\\|T?GZ\\|[JM]PG\\)\\([.#;][0-9]+\\)?$" efs-buffer-name-case nil efs-compute-remote-buffer-file-truename nil efs-debug-ftp-connection nil efs-ding-on-chmod-failure t efs-ding-on-umask-failure t efs-disable-netrc-security-check nil efs-expire-ftp-buffers t efs-ftp-buffer-expire-time nil efs-ftp-program-args '("-i" "-n" "-g" "-v") efs-ftp-prompt-regexp "^\\(ftp\\|Ftp\\|FTP\\)> *" efs-gateway-ftp-prompt-regexp "^\\(ftp\\|Ftp\\|FTP\\)> *" efs-gateway-hash-mark-size nil efs-gateway-incoming-binary-hm-size nil efs-generate-anonymous-password t efs-hash-mark-size 1024 efs-high-security-hosts nil efs-incoming-binary-hm-size nil efs-local-apollo-unix nil efs-ls-cache-max 5 efs-make-backup-files '(unix sysV-unix bsd-unix next-unix apollo-unix dumb-unix dumb-apollo-unix super-dumb-unix) 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