David Hoffman wrote: > --- Chris Berry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>I'm not sure how scalable this would be, and I think there is a very >>small chance that an error could pop up if it tries to append an >>address >>while your script is rotating, but it should be basically functional. > > > Interesting suggestion. But regarding the issues encountered while the > script is rotating... Perhaps first stopping the MTA, then rotating the > files, and then restarting the MTA might work. Any delays in receiving > mail during that very short period would be insignificant, and since > failed connections would be queued and retried, there would be little > chance for loss of mail. > > The alternative is potential errors causing mail to bounce, or mail > being lost because TMDA possibly might not have the correct information > in the filter file, or sending of confirmations back to people who have > already confirmed because the file that the filter was looking for had > already been renamed. > > David Hoffman
Ah, yes that should do the trick. Stopping reciept for a few seconds while rotating should be irrelevant in all but the largest installations. It's still a hack, but that would make it more reliable. -- Chris Berry [EMAIL PROTECTED] Information Advisory Manager JM Associates "If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all." --Noam Chomsky _____________________________________________ tmda-users mailing list (tmda-users@tmda.net) http://tmda.net/lists/listinfo/tmda-users
