"Jason R. Mastaler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> However, now that I look at Util.writefile(), I see that it raises
> an IOError if the requested destination already exists. So, I don't
> think this will be a problem. In the above scenario, the IOError
> would defer the message which tried to write second, and next time
> the queue is run, it will have a new timestamp and pid, and so no
> more clash.

[...]

> So, the new pending queue will be a ``Maildir-compatible'' structure
> rather than a true Maildir since it doesn't use gethostname() for
> the third portion of the filename.

BTW, make a mental note of these points to prepare for these
inevitable questions/comments once pending is restructured:

``why do the pending filenames end with .msg when my hostname is
foobar?''

``TMDA's pending does not adhere to djb's Maildir spec!''
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