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Thanks for the tip but it doesn't work in my case (I still get the
error message). Up to now the only workaround I found is to have inc
SGID mail. I find it someway unsecure.
Does anyone has NMH working on AIX 4.2.1?
Patrice.
wohler(_at_)newt(_dot_)com wrote in cyberspace:
"Patrice ALLAIS" <allais(_at_)lucent(_dot_)com> writes:
inc: unable to lock and fopen /var/spool/mail/patrice
Subject: 03.09 Fixing "cannot fopen and lock /var/spool/mail/(user)".
From: Patrick(_dot_)Wambacq(_at_)esat(_dot_)kuleuven(_dot_)ac(_dot_)be
Date: Mon, 30 Sep 96 15:00:16 +0200
One should put the following lines in the mtstailor (mts.conf in
nmh) file:
lockldir:
lockstyle: 1
This prevents MH from using kernel level locking, and uses lock
files instead. It solved the problem for me on two different
architectures. When the lockldir entry is left empty as above, the
lock file is put in the same directory as the file to be locked. If
another directory is wanted, its name should be put here.
[SNIP of not applicable tricks]
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