explorer@flame.org writes:
> I have noticed that an increasing number of packages (qmail and many pop
> servers) are using flock() to lock the incoming mailboxes before delivering
> new mail or deleting existing mail.
> 
> Currently, most of the mail programs on NetBSD do "dot" locking.  Perhaps
> it is time to change this to flock() and friends?

flock doesn't work well over nfs, but dot locking does.

I very much prefer dot locking...

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