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Re: lockfiles

1999-03-01 04:05:34
On Sun, 28 Feb 1999 03:03:09 +0200, Eric Smith
<eric(_at_)plum(_dot_)fruitcom(_dot_)com> wrote:
I cannot work out from the documentation, what is the determining
factor of when to use a lockfile `the final :' and when it is not
neccessary.

Use a lock when writing to a file.

The mini-FAQ attempts to explain this in some more depth.
<http://www.iki.fi/era/procmail/mini-faq.html>

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