Package: spamassassin Version: 3.4.1-4 Followup-For: Bug #687411 Hello Martin,
You wrote on Wed, 12 Sep 2012 15:36:30 +0200:
> This has the disadvantage that cron is blocked while the script is
> sleeping; it's also annoying when running the script manually.
Yes and no. The second part is no longer the case (I don't know what was
earlier) but now if running the script interactively, this code block
will be skipped:
"
# Sleep for up to 3600 seconds if not running interactively
if [ ! -t 0 ]; then
RANGE=3600
number=`od -vAn -N2 -tu4 < /dev/urandom`
number=`expr $number "%" $RANGE`
sleep $number
fi
"
So this no longer applies. However, the first suggestion of sending
the sleep into a detached subshell I completely agree with, I think it's
great:
> (
> # Sleep for up to 3600 seconds
> RANGE=3600
> number=`od -vAn -N2 -tu4 < /dev/urandom`
> number=`expr $number "%" $RANGE`
> sleep $number
>
> # Update
> umask 022
> sa-update
> ) &
> these problems should be resolved.
Yes, blocking the daily cron with a sleep can be a nuisance from system
adminisration point of view. I will propose this wishlist be forwarded
on and approved by the maintainer and the change be made in next upcoming
package version.
Regards,
Miklos
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