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From: bms@mitisft.Convergent.COM (Bruce Schlobohm)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.elm
Subject: running newalias while the database is in use
Message-ID: <1547@mitisft.Convergent.COM>
Date: 25 Jul 90 02:48:53 GMT
Organization: Convergent Technologies, San Jose, CA
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Re: SVR3.2 system running elm 2.3 PL4

Has anyone noticed any problems running newalias while other users
are using aliases from the database?  A few users have complained about
addressing problems that they have traced back to the sys admin running
newalias during the day.  The problems have reportedly stopped since
changing the rules to have newalias only run after hours.

After quick scan of the code, I don't see any interlocking during the
time that newalias is rebuilding the database.

Is this a problem?

Sorry for being a bit sketchy on the exact nature of the addressing problems:
other factors are involved, such as a mail gateway to a non-unix system.
But it does appear to be possible for newalias and elm to collide on the
use of aliases.data/aliases.hash.
-- 
Bruce Schlobohm
bms@Convergent.COM -or- {pyramid,sri-unix,pacbell}!ctnews!bms