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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/lib-src/movemail.c b/lib-src/movemail.c
index cfdebccb8d0..e683da179df 100644
--- a/lib-src/movemail.c
+++ b/lib-src/movemail.c
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
You might also wish to verify that your system is one which
uses lock files for this purpose. Some systems use other methods. */
+ bool lockname_unlinked = false;
inname_len = strlen (inname);
lockname = xmalloc (inname_len + sizeof ".lock");
strcpy (lockname, inname);
@@ -312,15 +313,10 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
Five minutes should be good enough to cope with crashes
and wedgitude, and long enough to avoid being fooled
by time differences between machines. */
- if (stat (lockname, &st) >= 0)
- {
- time_t now = time (0);
- if (st.st_ctime < now - 300)
- {
- unlink (lockname);
- lockname = 0;
- }
- }
+ if (!lockname_unlinked
+ && stat (lockname, &st) == 0
+ && st.st_ctime < time (0) - 300)
+ lockname_unlinked = unlink (lockname) == 0 || errno == ENOENT;
}
delete_lockname = lockname;