[Dovecot] imap locking spool?

[Scott Silva]

on 3-3-2009 2:55 PM Mark Hedges spake the following:
> 
> On Tue, 3 Mar 2009, Timo Sirainen wrote:
>>>>> How does IMAP lock the /var/spool/mail/user file?
>>>> mbox_read_locks and mbox_write_locks defines it.
>>> mbox_read_locks = fcntl
>>> mbox_write_locks = dotlock fcntl
>>>
>>> Unfortunately openwebmail only respects dotlocks.  (or
>>> flock, but procmail doesn't use flock, or doesn't say it
>>> does.)
>> You can change those settings. For example:
>>
>> mbox_read_locks = flock
>> mbox_write_locks = dotlock flock
>>
>> Now Dovecot is compatible with openwebmail. And with
>> procmail both are still protected by the dotlock.
> 
> No, openwebmail only has the choice of either dotlock or
> flock, but not both.  So in this case, procmail could
> deliver using dotlock but openwebmail wouldn't know because
> it's only watching for flock.  Welcome to my hell!
> 
> Mark
> 
You could use dovecot's deliver and then you won't need to worry about
procmails locking.

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