[lug] Re: Unlock .username.pop lock

Not sure how to fix it exactly, but for a temporary fix, you can make
a script to delete the lock file and have cron run it every so often.

On 12/24/05, Owiza <onhimura1@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> I have a problem with some locking on my users e-mail accounts
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> some error comes up upon send/receive on the Outlook client.
> ie /var/spool/mail/.username.pop lock
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> i do i get rid of such lock, it seems this proble frequently occurs.
> the particular e-amil account ois setup on one account , which rules
> out the possibility that someone else will be down loading from the
> same account.
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> i am running a sendmail on linix server
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> Could anyone assist in srting this problem.
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> Thank you
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> Owen
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