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Re: Can an rc file be bypassed?

2004-03-19 03:16:00
Hi David,

* David W. Tamkin <dattier(_at_)panix(_dot_)com> [19-03-04 09:20]:

Why would you do that instead of

 :0
 /var/tmp/spamstore

which saves two processes?  And are you sure you shouldn't have a local 
lockfile on that?  I haven't read the entire thread through, so maybe 
there's a good reason for having no local lockfile (perhaps there's a 
global or regional lockfile in effect, or the recipe can never be 
triggered in two procmail processes at once), but I can't imagine one 
for invoking cat and a shell for something procmail can do without help.

I assume the above example assumes delivery to a mbox style of dir? I am
using the Maildir format (not that I expect you to guess that), so I have
assumed that I don't need a lockfile. Is that correct? Is it always
correct not to have a lockfile on delivery recipes when used with the
Maildir format?

This is what I have understood, just thought I'd take the opportunity to
ask.

-- 
Regards,

Roland Hill                                  Registered Linux User #330226
http://pl.net/~rnrhill/rhweb.htm                   @ http://counter.li.org

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