Urgent -- Lock Type = posix or flock?

[Julian Field]

Michele Neylon :: Blacknight.ie wrote:
> Julian Field wrote:
>   
>> Michele Neylon :: Blacknight.ie wrote:
>>     
>>> Julian Field wrote:
>>>  
>>>       
>>>> For the sendmail users among you, please can you check your maillog for
>>>> the Lock Type you are using, if you have specified
>>>>    Lock Type =
>>>> in MailScanner.conf?
>>>>
>>>> I have just discovered that possibly everyone is using posix when they
>>>> thought they were using flock (according to the comments in
>>>> MailScanner.conf)!
>>>>
>>>> This is pretty urgent and needs fixing. Please can you let me know!
>>>>
>>>>     
>>>>         
>>> I've it blank on sendmail servers...
>>>   
>>>       
>> What does it log in maillog when it starts? (Now sent to list as correct
>> email address)
>>
>>     
> Jun  8 20:29:33 av MailScanner[18580]: Using locktype = flock
>   
Damn, that's what I thought it would say. Time to issue an urgent fix!

Do you think this is worth an update to the latest stable release? Its 
behaviour differs from the comments, but is this worth a new stable 
release, or just put it in a new beta?

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