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Re: Bug#440107: newdir vs. :0: locks

2007-08-29 14:47:10
On 29-Aug-2007, at 14:02, jidanni(_at_)jidanni(_dot_)org wrote:
Which means procmail instead of detecting that directory doesn't exist
yet, just thinks it is a filename special character problem instead,
and retires over and over for a whole minute before wisening up.

No, it means you've [The user doing this, that is] not read the  
procmail documentation.

/tmp/newmail/ means a maildir located at that path.  That is ALL it  
means.  It does not mean 'The directory named newmail located in /tmp/'.

Yes, the user has no need to use :0: for Maildir/ directories, and
procmailrc(5) should mention that he should just use :0, but still,
procmail should realize the directory hasn't been created yet so of
course there will be an error while writing to the lockfile.

Um.. I disagree.  This is to my mind correct behavior as the lock  
condition should NOT create directories.

-- 
This above all, to thine own self be true
And it must follow, as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man.

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