Hello,
Original Message
From: Aaron Stone
To: dbmail-dev@dbmail.org
Subject: Re: [Dbmail-dev] RE: unique_id discussion/problem
Sent: Thu, 12 Jun 2003 07:21:42 -0700 (PDT)
> In fact, I would highly recommend that a database is used. I envision a
> table that has a row for each server in
Hello,
> > I plan on making one function to generate uuid's (for unique_id or
> > anywhere else, if someone needs them), and then make all the pop3
> > stuff use it everywhere it currently generates a unique_id (in
> > multiple functions).
>
> Is it the mail sender or the mail receiver that gen
Hello,
The uuid generation needs to know the nodeid of the machine, and
save that and some state info (timestamp and a sequence number).
My plan was to make it read the mac addr off a hardware ethernet
card - but if for some reason that doesn't work, or if a user
doesn't want to give that info o
In fact, I would highly recommend that a database is used. I envision a
table that has a row for each server in the cluster and a "uuid prefix" or
something to the like. Synchronization information might also be stored in
this table, such as the IP address of each server as it links up with a
row i
Jesse Norell wrote:
Hello,
On the issue of unique_id in general, I think our whole problem
was because we added constraints to guarantee that that field actually
was unique - that is not necessary, and even arguably wrong. The
rfc actually says that a client should be able to handle multipl
Hi,
I have a small question, that I don't understand.
What reason is there to not store this data in the database?
/Magnus
Jesse Norell wrote:
Hello,
I'm working on implimenting UUID's into dbmail, and need both
a place for non-volitale storage, for which I plan on using a
/etc/dbmail/ direc
Hi everyone,
After being thrown into migrating a netscape messaging server 3.5 to i found this little piece of software that
fitted the role perfectly.
I can now say that DBmail works perfectly in this enviroment (well after a few
days that i spent figuring how to migrate users+passwords/ema
Hello,
I'm working on implimenting UUID's into dbmail, and need both
a place for non-volitale storage, for which I plan on using a
/etc/dbmail/ directory (with a "nodeid" and "state" file), and
need an inter-process locking mechanism for which I'm planning on
using flock() on the state file. Do
