I have been using procmail for some time now, and I am quite happy with it. The manuals gave me a lot more than I had expected initially. I only have a few doubts about lock files, though this may be more of my lack of OS concept knowledge.
This is what I have understood: procmail needs to `lock' files by informing the OS to put in queue all other processes which want to write to the file it currently is writing into, so that files are written into sequentially without corrupting. Is this correct? If so, then I realize that maildir boxes need no lock files, since each message is a unique file there. BTW I am using mbox style mailboxes for space saving (I have a 4KB block size). Also, I have a few filters for removing Yahoo ads, mailing list signatures etc. Does procmail need lock files for these? I need lock files only while writing to one of my mailboxes, isn't it? And, finally, do I need lock files at all if we are on dial-up and use a single fetchmail to fetch my messages? Would it depend on how my MTA calls procmail etc.? Thanks. Kumar -- Kumar Appaiah Mail powered by: Mutt 1.5.6, fetchmail 6.2.5, exim 4.44, procmail 3.22 ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7477&alloc_id=16492&op=click _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
