lock type

[Arthur Sherman]

> I'm leaving the MailScanner.conf 'Lock Type' blank.  (Correct?)  The
> comment there says:
>    # How to lock spool files.
>    # Don't set this unless you *know* you need to.
>    # For sendmail, it defaults to "posix".
>    # For sendmail 8.12 and older, you will probably need to 
> change it to flock,
>    # particularly on Linux systems.
>    # For Exim, it defaults to "posix".
>    # No other type is implemented.
>    Lock Type =
> 
> so I would expect it to use "posix".  (Correct?)
> 
> But watching /var/log/maillog I see:
>    ... MailScanner[10490]: Using locktype = flock

Just leave it blank.

In a case of sendmail flock type will be used.


Best,

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