on 3-3-2009 2:55 PM Mark Hedges spake the following: > > On Tue, 3 Mar 2009, Timo Sirainen wrote: >>>>> How does IMAP lock the /var/spool/mail/user file? >>>> mbox_read_locks and mbox_write_locks defines it. >>> mbox_read_locks = fcntl >>> mbox_write_locks = dotlock fcntl >>> >>> Unfortunately openwebmail only respects dotlocks. (or >>> flock, but procmail doesn't use flock, or doesn't say it >>> does.) >> You can change those settings. For example: >> >> mbox_read_locks = flock >> mbox_write_locks = dotlock flock >> >> Now Dovecot is compatible with openwebmail. And with >> procmail both are still protected by the dotlock. > > No, openwebmail only has the choice of either dotlock or > flock, but not both. So in this case, procmail could > deliver using dotlock but openwebmail wouldn't know because > it's only watching for flock. Welcome to my hell! > > Mark > You could use dovecot's deliver and then you won't need to worry about procmails locking.
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