Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 19:19:38 -0800 (PST) From: Gordon Tetlow <gordont@bluemtn.net> To: Marc W <mwlist@lanfear.com> Cc: FreeBSD Hackers <freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Locking and Mail spool Files Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.33.0103251917510.15268-100000@sdmail0.sd.bmarts.com> In-Reply-To: <200103260312.TAA31832@akira.lanfear.com>
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Look for Alfred's commit of Mar 19th. There has been a *huge* overhaul of the nfs stuff and (I think) a working lockd. I haven't looked at it myself, so check it out for yourself. -gordon On Sun, 25 Mar 2001, Marc W wrote: > So, in a discussion a while back, it was established that file > locking is basically broken under NFS. Does this mean that it is > simply a REALLY BAD idea to put mail spool files on NFS mounts, or are > there ways that programs like /bin/mail can correctly ensure > consistency while reading in data ... ? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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