On Thu, Dec 18 1997 12:16 CST Rob Browning writes: > /* On GNU/Linux systems, both methods are used by various mail > programs. I assume that most people are using newer mailers that > have heard of flock. Change this if you need to. */ > > #define MAIL_USE_FLOCK > > And here's the relevant bit from debian-policy: > > All Debian MUAs and MTAs have to use the `maillock' and `mailunlock' > functions provided by the `liblockfile' packages to lock and unlock > mail boxes. These functions implement a NFS-safe locking mechanism. > (It is ok if MUAs and MTAs don't link against liblockfile but use a > *compatible* mechanism. Please compare the mechanisms very carefully !) > > If emacs' current mechanism *is* compatible, then I could save some > hassle. It isn't. The old policy mandated dot-lock, IIRC.
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