> If you are using Qpopper, don't kill the popper process. Usually
> just leave it alone and it will clean up and go away. Only in
> unusual circumstances is it necessary to do anything, and then a HUP
> signal should be used. That lets it clean up the files itself, so
> there is no need to do anything else. The .user.pop and user.lock
> files go away without you doing anything else.
We also have lots of trouble with qpopper 3.1.2 and locked mailboxes,
lasting for days and NOT being cleaned up automatically. Killing the
process with -HUP or -INT or -KILL doesn't make any difference. The
qpopper process goes away, the .pop.lock file survives.
Yours
Oliver Fleischmann
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Oliver Fleischmann [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Seba Dynatronic http://www.sebadyn.de
Mess- und Ortungstechnik GmbH Tel. +49-9544-68211
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