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Re: Mutt 1.4-1 opens mbox read only
- From: Robert Collins <robert dot collins at syncretize dot net>
- To: "Guy L. Oliver" <oliverg at BATTELLE dot ORG>
- Cc: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Date: 24 Jul 2002 23:32:30 +1000
- Subject: Re: Mutt 1.4-1 opens mbox read only
- References: <20020724132128.GA520@battelle.org>
On Wed, 2002-07-24 at 23:21, Guy L. Oliver wrote:
> Jens,
>
> On Mon, Jul 22, 2002 at 10:20:49PM +0200, Jens Schuessler wrote:
> > > I've compiled Mutt now with --enable-dotlock=NO
> >
> > IMO, the above is a bad idea because you are defeating one
> > of the standard ways to lock a file to prevent corruption if
> > there are multiple writers (e.g., mutt and procmail).
>
> I ended up recompiling with out dotlock my self, because I
> found that regardless of permissions on the mail file and
> its directory ( I belive I tried all possible combos) I
> couldnt get things to work right with dotlock on. My
> problem was different, but there you have it. course, i'd
> love to be proven wrong. :-)
Guy, you *need* to provide Jason with the results of the test he asked
you to perform for him to prove you wrong. That or ship your PC to him.
Rob
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