Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 19:22:04 -0800 (PST) From: Marc W <mwlist@lanfear.com> To: Gordon Tetlow <gordont@bluemtn.net> Cc: FreeBSD Hackers <freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Locking and Mail spool Files Message-ID: <200103260322.TAA31887@akira.lanfear.com>
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Excellent, I will look for that. However, in the meantime, on
older systems (3.x, 4.x, etc ...), is the below assertion correct?
thanks!
marc.
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> -----------------------------
> 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
> Sent: 03/25/01 19:19>
>
>
> 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 ... ?
>
>
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