Re: [cobalt-users] [Qube2] Problem with Sendmail bug fix

[Grant Hutchinson <grant@xxxxxxxxxx>]

In a previous message, Peter Low typed vigorously:

>>Grant Hutchinson wrote:
>>
>>>Crap.
>>>
>>>I proceded to do this same patch on my Qube2. Everything worked fine and 
>>>looked as it should, but now I'm getting the following errors accessing 
>>>any of the accounts on the box:
>>>
>>>** Pop server error "-ERR [SYS/TEMP] maillock error 4:
>>>
>>>Any ideas on how to rid myself of these maillocks? Removing the lock 
>>>files doesn't help. They just get recreated the next time the accounts 
>>>get accessed. Even reverting to the previous version of sendmail doesn't 
>>>help. I still get lock files.
>
>My guess is its a qpopper problem.  Have you installed all the patches for 
>your machine?  Are you using pop-before-relay?

The Qube is fully patched. I've run into the mail lock problem before, 
when the /var/cobalt/status file has become corrupted. Deleting that file 
and rebooting generally clears up any lock problems. Maybe I'll give that 
a go.

How do I tell whether or not I'm using pop-before-relay?

Grant

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