From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Feb 15 12: 8:39 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from sage-american.com (sage-american.com [216.122.141.44]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7B95337B405 for ; Fri, 15 Feb 2002 12:08:29 -0800 (PST) Received: from SAGEONE (adsl-64-219-30-188.dsl.crchtx.swbell.net [64.219.30.188]) by sage-american.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id OAA05063; Fri, 15 Feb 2002 14:08:25 -0600 (CST) Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.20020215140823.00e34990@mail.sage-american.com> X-Sender: jacks@mail.sage-american.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 14:08:23 -0600 To: , From: jacks@sage-american.com Subject: RE: Sendmail POP Lock In-Reply-To: <029f01c1b65a$cc76e3a0$6f00000a@z0.inoc.net> References: <3.0.5.32.20020215120509.00e34990@mail.sage-american.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Thanks, Robert... yes, I looked back at this post before I posted my question. But as I say in my later post, this is only a test server and there should not have been any other user session, although it might have thought so.... I figured this was another problem without an answer yet.... At 02:56 PM 2.15.2002 -0500, Robert Blayzor wrote: >I'll post this back into the list as it was just a few days ago: > >If you are running Qpopper (POP3) this is a common problem. This >happens when someone tries to pop into the same account when another >session is already active. Or possibly the qpopper session crashed >leaving the poplock file undeleted. > >There is no fix. You simply don't have multiple pop sessions. In >practice, it's not a good idea to do so. > > >-- >Robert Blayzor, BOFH >INOC, LLC >rblayzor@inoc.net > >'Life is like a spoonful of Drain-O, it feels good on the way down but >leaves you feeling hollow inside' > > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG >> [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG] On Behalf Of >> jacks@sage-american.com >> Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 1:05 PM >> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >> Subject: Sendmail POP Lock >> >> >> I've just now set up a mail server using sendmail. Now, I see >> that there is >> a constant lock ".sageame.pop" on the main mail box "sageame". Popper >> installed and sendmail is configured. What did I forget to do >> to cause this >> freezeup....? >> >> Best regards, >> Jack L. Stone, >> Server Admin >> >> =================================================== >> Sage-American >> http://www.sage-american.com >> jacks@sage-american.com >> >> "My center is giving way, my right is in retreat; >> ....situation excellent! ....I shall attack!" >> =================================================== >> >> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >> with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message >> > > > Best regards, Jack L. Stone, Server Admin =================================================== Sage-American http://www.sage-american.com jacks@sage-american.com "My center is giving way, my right is in retreat; ....situation excellent! ....I shall attack!" =================================================== To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message