From owner-freebsd-current Sat Dec 16 23:10:57 2000 From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Dec 16 23:10:54 2000 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from w250.z064001178.sjc-ca.dsl.cnc.net (w250.z064001178.sjc-ca.dsl.cnc.net [64.1.178.250]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id C576A37B402 for ; Sat, 16 Dec 2000 23:10:53 -0800 (PST) Received: (qmail 84394 invoked by uid 1000); 17 Dec 2000 07:11:14 -0000 Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2000 23:10:52 -0800 From: Jos Backus To: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: rpc.lockd and true NFS locks? Message-ID: <20001216231052.D80635@lizzy.bugworks.com> Reply-To: Jos Backus Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG References: <200012142245.RAA69128@cs.rpi.edu> <20001216164405.C9380@oberon.physik.fu-berlin.de> <20001216162720.A11561@dan.emsphone.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <20001216162720.A11561@dan.emsphone.com>; from dnelson@emsphone.com on Sat, Dec 16, 2000 at 04:26:58PM -0600 Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Sat, Dec 16, 2000 at 04:26:58PM -0600, Dan Nelson wrote: > That's why dotlocking is recommended for locking mail spools. Both > procmail and mutt will dotlock your mail file while it's being > accessed. Or Maildirs. -- Jos Backus _/ _/_/_/ "Modularity is not a hack." _/ _/ _/ -- D. J. Bernstein _/ _/_/_/ _/ _/ _/ _/ josb@cncdsl.com _/_/ _/_/_/ use Std::Disclaimer; To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message