# Timeout Error or sysread': end of file reached (EOFError)

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/timeout-error-or-sysread-end-of-file-reached-eoferror/56105>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [March 28, 2006, 7:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/timeout-error-or-sysread-end-of-file-reached-eoferror/56105 "2006-03-28T07:05:20Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 7:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/timeout-error-or-sysread-end-of-file-reached-eoferror/56105/1 "2006-03-28T07:05:20Z")

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I am trying to access the gmail account through net/pop library. I have  
set the open time out to 180 even but still whenever i try to execute  
the code it gives me the End of file reached (EOFError). And if keep the  
open time out to its default value which is 60 then it comes up with  
timeout error.

c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/protocol.rb:133:in `sysread': end of file reached (EOFError) from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/protocol.rb:133:in`rbuf\_fill’  
from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/timeout.rb:56:in `timeout' from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/timeout.rb:76:in`timeout’  
from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/protocol.rb:132:in `rbuf_fill' from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/protocol.rb:116:in`readuntil’  
from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/protocol.rb:126:in `readline' from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/pop.rb:853:in`recv\_response’  
from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/pop.rb:752:in `initialize' from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/pop.rb:869:in`critical’  
from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/pop.rb:752:in `initialize' from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/pop.rb:441:in`do\_start’  
from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/pop.rb:426:in `start' from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/pop.rb:301:in`auth\_only’  
from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/pop.rb:293:in `auth\_only’  
from C:/ruby/test/test1:3

c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/timeout.rb:54:in `rbuf_fill': execution expired (Timeout::Error) from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/timeout.rb:56:in`timeout’  
from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/timeout.rb:76:in `timeout' from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/protocol.rb:132:in`rbuf\_fill’  
from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/protocol.rb:116:in `readuntil' from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/protocol.rb:126:in`readline’  
from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/pop.rb:853:in `recv_response' from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/pop.rb:752:in`initialize’  
from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/pop.rb:869:in `critical' from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/pop.rb:752:in`initialize’  
from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/pop.rb:441:in `do_start' from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/pop.rb:426:in`start’  
from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/pop.rb:301:in `auth_only' from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/pop.rb:293:in`auth\_only’  
from C:/ruby/test/test1:3

Waiting for urgent answers,  
Thanks in advance