Glynn> Michael Sperber [Mr. Preprocessor] wrote: Jan> I propose that it should (by default) always use dotlocking (even Jan> together with any other method). Glynn> I don't think that it's that big a problem. If the second lock fails, Glynn> you release the first lock and wait for a bit. Then the worst that can Glynn> happen is a livelock. I'd rather avoid the complexity. Sysadmins *need* to coordinate locking methods between MDA and MUA, and that's easiest when theres a 1-1 match. Glynn> FWIW, procmail (on Linux at least) uses both dot-locking and kernel Glynn> locks (can't remember whether it's flock, fcntl or lockf). That depends on how it's configured. -- Cheers =8-} Chipsy Friede, Völkerverständigung und überhaupt blabla