Hi everyone,
We're working on a script to fetch mail from an IMAP server and put it into a web-based ticketing system. The script should be run from one of our five Linux web servers in our fail-over pool. The script should still run even if one server is down. A late run of 2-3 times the frequency is acceptable. I'm thinking of using a file lock (i.e. flock) in AFS to determine who fetches the email, but I need to know about the failure scenarios. Does the lock persist if the machine freezes or dies? Will an orphaned lock expire, and if so, how long does it take to expire? Any other suggestions are welcome. Sincerely, Jason ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --- Jason Edgecombe | Linux and Solaris Administrator UNC Charlotte | The William States Lee College of Engineering 9201 University City Blvd. | Charlotte, NC 28223-0001 [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> | http://coe.uncc.edu <http://coe.uncc.edu/> | <https://www.facebook.com/UNCCEngr> Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/UNCCEngr> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --- If you are not the intended recipient of this transmission or a person responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution, or other use of any of the information in this transmission is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify me immediately by reply e-mail or by telephone at 704-687-3514. Thank you.
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