"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> here's a simple-minded suggestion: have the first client create a text
> file on the remote server, and delete it when it is finished updating.
> The second client can check for existence of this file before trying to
> update.
That's an old hack, dating back to at least Unix v6. The problem is
the window between "check for lock file" and "create lock file." The
solution is to use an atomic create-or-fail action for the lock
file. Exatly what that is will depend on your server, but things to
check on are rename and mkdir.
<mike
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