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| author | Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org> | 2012-08-08 09:03:04 -0700 |
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| committer | Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org> | 2012-08-08 09:03:04 -0700 |
| commit | 7eaa9e447dc2ea18c8828a0cbd5f005556f97c16 (patch) | |
| tree | 60a34de1084d27aa83b4b90cad80e12d30e4cdc1 /lib-src/movemail.c | |
| parent | b33dcadbc2bf13079309b2afbeaad6732796bd0a (diff) | |
| download | emacs-7eaa9e447dc2ea18c8828a0cbd5f005556f97c16.tar.gz | |
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diff --git a/lib-src/movemail.c b/lib-src/movemail.c index c950d06f5d2..df1c1137df5 100644 --- a/lib-src/movemail.c +++ b/lib-src/movemail.c @@ -290,14 +290,13 @@ main (int argc, char **argv) On systems that use a lock file, extracting the mail without locking WILL occasionally cause loss of mail due to timing errors! - So, if creation of the lock file fails - due to access permission on the mail spool directory, - you simply MUST change the permission - and/or make movemail a setgid program + So, if creation of the lock file fails due to access + permission on the mail spool directory, you simply MUST + change the permission and/or make movemail a setgid program so it can create lock files properly. - You might also wish to verify that your system is one - which uses lock files for this purpose. Some systems use other methods. + You might also wish to verify that your system is one which + uses lock files for this purpose. Some systems use other methods. If your system uses the `flock' system call for mail locking, define MAIL_USE_SYSTEM_LOCK in config.h and recompile movemail. |