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From: Tim Tsai <ttsai@edison.ebicom.net>
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Subject: Re: Freebsd for mail/shell server
To: af@biomath.jussieu.fr (Alain FAUCONNET)
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 1996 19:34:14 -0600 (CST)
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> My  rule  is  to  use *only* mail user agents and mail delivery agents
> that  use  and  understand  the most basic locking mechanism: dot file
> locking   i.e.   creation  of  a  /var/spool/mail/joe.lock  file  when
> /var/spool/mail/joe is being accessed. Most mail user  agents  support
> that,  including elm if compiled with the proper options.

  Ah, thanks for the information.  I was thinking too much.  :-(

  I was worried about more advanced locking issues when mail doesn't
use or need it.

  Tim