Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site amd70.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!ihnp4!amd70!phil From: phil@amd70.UUCP (Phil Ngai) Newsgroups: net.unix Subject: mail locking Message-ID: <4430@amd70.UUCP> Date: Thu, 22-Mar-84 00:30:04 EST Article-I.D.: amd70.4430 Posted: Thu Mar 22 00:30:04 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 17-Mar-84 02:34:46 EST Organization: AMD, Santa Clara, CA Lines: 9 Some time ago there was discussion on the proper mode of /usr/spool/mail and it was pointed out that /usr/ucb/Mail does its locking there so it needs to be writable. Someone said they moved the locking to /tmp. Isn't it also necessary to worry about the locking protocol used by /bin/mail, which /etc/delivermail uses for local mail delivery? -- Phil Ngai (408) 988-7777 {ucbvax,decwrl,ihnp4,allegra,intelca}!amd70!phil