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From: KSpagnol@massey.ac.nz (Ken Spagnolo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.pyramid
Subject: lock files or flock() - which does /bin/mail use?
Keywords: flock mail
Message-ID: <220@massey.ac.nz>
Date: 20 Jul 89 05:12:32 GMT
Reply-To: KSpagnolo@massey.ac.nz (Ken Spagnolo)
Organization: Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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The subject line says it all, really.  I am writing something that grabs
files out of /usr/spool/mail, so I need to lock them first.  The docs say
binmail puts lock files in /usr/spool/mail, but my experiments say it does
no such thing.  This implies flock() is used, right?  I don't really care,
but I need to be sure what the mechanism is so I do the same.

Anyone know for sure?  Thank you much.

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Ken Spagnolo, Systems Programmer, Comp.Ctr., Massey Univ, Palmerston Nth, N.Z.
CSnet/ACSnet/Internet: K.Spagnolo@massey.ac.nz       Phone: +64-63-69099 x8587
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