I believe (off the top of my head) that it's a filelocking thing.
It's needed in some cases, not others.
let me know if I'm right (grin)
Seth
----- Original Message -----
From: Rob Hudson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: EUGLUG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2001 9:13 AM
Subject: [EUG-LUG:966] procmail recipe
> I have mostly recipes like this in my procmailrc file:
>
> :0:
> * ^TO_*eug-lug@*efn.org
> euglug
>
>
> I've also seen recipes that start start with a ':0' instead of a ':0:'
> (the last colon is missing). Anyone know what the difference is? I
> couldn't find any reference to it in any of the man pages.
>
> Thanks,
> Rob
>
>