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Re: Mutt file locking?



On Wed, May 15, 2002 at 10:26:44AM -0500, Dave Sherohman wrote:
> On Tue, May 14, 2002 at 11:34:53AM -0600, Robert L. Harris wrote:
> > My server is running nfs-user-server.
> > Anyone know the right way to fix this instead of just going to an older
> > version of mutt?
> 
> The userspace NFS server doesn't handle locking.  You have to switch
> to a kernel with NFS server support (if your current kernel doesn't
> already have it) and use nfs-kernel-server.  Going to a version of
> mutt that doesn't complain about failed locks is not recommended, as
> this would create the possibility for messages to be lost if they
> arrive while you're reading mail.

Or switch your mailbox to MailDir, which requires no locking.

-rob

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