[Linux-disciples] Exporting /var/mail

[Dylan Thurston]

On Thu, Jul 22, 2004 at 11:37:50PM -0400, Adam Rosi-Kessel wrote:
> There might be a locking issue.  I know some locks are preserved across
> nfs and others are not.  Or maybe they all work with lockd?  (you'll
> notice lockd runs by default when you mount an nfs share).  postfix locks
> mail files when it is delivering to them, you want to make sure that your
> client notices the lock.

The other alternative is to use the maildir mailbox format, which
doesn't require locking of any sort (although it does use somewhat more
space).  Every message is stored as a separate file.

Peace,
	Dylan
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