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Re: ipop3d (x2) / pine (x2) / Linux kernel (x2) / Midnight
From: MRC () CAC WASHINGTON EDU (Mark Crispin)
Date: Fri, 9 Apr 1999 09:06:23 -0700
On Fri, 9 Apr 1999 10:48:05 +0200, Olaf Kirch wrote:
There's a feature in imap that's rarely if ever mentioned which lets you configure the lock protection for mailbox locks. In /etc/client.cf, you can do `set lock-protection 0600'. The source says it's totally unsupported and may go away anytime, though.
Don't do it. It won't work. It will break things, and subject you to public humiliation should I get a bug report as a result. The locks are 666 for a reason. Forget about denial of service problems when you have hostile users with shell accounts (why would you have such a thing anyway). We're talking about denial of service problems when all of your users are good guys and are cooperating with each other.
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