At 12:33 PM -0500 2/15/02, Alan Brown wrote: >Server mode is only needed if there's the possibility that a user may be >accessing the mailbox via shell (pine, elm, imap, etc) and pop3 at the >same time.
You mean "server mode is only *prevented* if there's the possibility ...." You make a good point that server mode is not contraindicated solely because of shell access, but only shell access that mucks with the spool. >Or if they may have 2 concurrent pop sessions (think 1 machine at home >with "leave mail on server" and one at work either leaving it on the >server or clearing the mail) Qpopper prevents more than one session by the same user at the same time. >More appropriate locking would nail this reasonably well, the problem >really is that it is difficult to lock down. More appropriate locking in what way?
