sendmail greet_pause feature

[Joost Waversveld]

Anthony,

I get your point and you're absolutely right. I'm sorry for that. I 
won't do it again :-D

Greetz,

Joost

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    Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 13:32:04 +0000
    From: Anthony Peacock <a.peacock at chime.ucl.ac.uk>
Reply-To: MailScanner discussion <mailscanner at lists.mailscanner.info>
Subject: Re: sendmail greet_pause feature
      To: MailScanner discussion <mailscanner at lists.mailscanner.info>


> Hi Joost,
>
> My comments were more directed to the list in general.
>
> Julian was very clear in his email earlier that on _Linux_ the lock 
> type needs to change to Posix for Sendmail 8.13 and above.
>
> I just get twitchy when statements are made that don't recognise that 
> the OS is an important component in this setting.  First, it makes me 
> doubt my configuration.  Secondly, it might give the wrong impression 
> to admins of OSs other than Linux.
>
> Changing the default would have implications for me.  If I didn't 
> spot that it had changed I may start to see problems after an 
> upgrade, with a system that runs fine at the moment.
>
> Joost Waversveld wrote:
>> I really do not know if this is for all the OS's. I do know that it 
>> is true for Redhat, CentOS, etc.
>>
>> ----- Message from jaearick at colby.edu ---------
>>    Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 08:05:58 -0500 (EST)
>>    From: "Jeff A. Earickson" <jaearick at colby.edu>
>> Reply-To: MailScanner discussion <mailscanner at lists.mailscanner.info>
>> Subject: Re: sendmail greet_pause feature
>>      To: MailScanner discussion <mailscanner at lists.mailscanner.info>
>>
>>
>>> Same here.  running Solaris 9 with sendmail 8.13.5.  I've never
>>> touched the Lock Type setting.
>>>
>>> Jeff Earickson
>>> Colby College
>>>
>>> On Thu, 2 Feb 2006, Anthony Peacock wrote:
>>>
>>>> Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 10:32:50 +0000
>>>> From: Anthony Peacock <a.peacock at chime.ucl.ac.uk>
>>>> Reply-To: MailScanner discussion <mailscanner at lists.mailscanner.info>
>>>> To: MailScanner discussion <mailscanner at lists.mailscanner.info>
>>>> Subject: Re: sendmail greet_pause feature
>>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> Joost Waversveld wrote:
>>>>> You must force posix locking... The standard will be flock 
>>>>> locking. I thought Julian is thinking about changing the standard 
>>>>> to posix, but at the moment the standard is still "flock"
>>>>>
>>>>> So it must be "Lock Type = posix" for you... ;)
>>>>
>>>> Is this true for all OSs?
>>>>
>>>> I am using Sendmail 8.13 and the default locking on Solaris and I 
>>>> am not having any problems at all.  I always thought the advice 
>>>> was only change this if you are having problems.  I also recall 
>>>> that the requirement for posix locking is dependent on the OS.
>>>>
>>>> Grateful for any correction.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Joost Waversveld
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Message from wmcdonald at gmail.com ---------
>>>>>    Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 09:53:08 +0000
>>>>>    From: Will McDonald <wmcdonald at gmail.com>
>>>>> Reply-To: MailScanner discussion <mailscanner at lists.mailscanner.info>
>>>>> Subject: Re: sendmail greet_pause feature
>>>>>      To: MailScanner discussion <mailscanner at lists.mailscanner.info>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 01/02/06, Julian Field <MailScanner at ecs.soton.ac.uk> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Linux, sendmail 8.13 and upwards needs posix, anything before 8.13
>>>>>>> needs flock.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Is locking autodetecting, if you see what I mean? In the
>>>>>> MailScanner.conf it says...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> # How to lock spool files.
>>>>>> # Don't set this unless you *know* you need to.
>>>>>> # For sendmail, it defaults to "flock".
>>>>>> # For sendmail 8.13 onwards, you will probably need to change it 
>>>>>> to posix.
>>>>>> # For Exim, it defaults to "posix".
>>>>>> # No other type is implemented.
>>>>>> Lock Type =
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Does MailScanner *know* I'm running 8.13 or should I force posix 
>>>>>> locking?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Will.
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>>>>
>>>>
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