Re: [cobalt-users] pop problem lock files.

[Diana Brake <diana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 02:18 PM 6/3/01, Jarle wrote:
> I have problems with the pop server on my raq2 server.
>
> When trying to check for new mail it makes some new files in the
> home/spool/mail directory the files in the directory looks like this for a
> single user:
>
> -rw-------   1 svel     mail            0 Jun  2 10:30 .svel.pop
> -rw-rw----   1 svel     mail            0 May 20 11:51 svel
> -rw-------   1 svel     mail           22 Jun  2 16:12 svel.lock
>
> Anyone have an idea about what is causing this?
>
> Best reg
> Jarle Soiland

Hi,

This may or may not be a problem, depending on if the .*.po and *.lock 
files disappear after mail has been collected and the connection is broken.

These files are normal and necessary for proper operations. They help 
prevent corruptions of mail files if someone is checking their mail and 
more mail arrives at the machine for that account at the same moment.

Depending on what updates you have currently installed, there was a problem 
where the .pop and .lock files were not being dropped properly so 
subsequent attempts to collect mail failed. If this is your case, then 
there were some qpopper updates that fixed things. Let me know if you need 
more info on this. Otherwise, these files are necessary and no cause for alarm.

HTH,
Diana
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