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Subject: Re: Possible race condition in Majordomo 1.94.1 causing bounces
From: Petter Nilsen <pettern @ thule . no>
Organization: Ultima Thule Software (The THOR Team)
Date: 02 May 97 01:01:37 +0100
To: Dave Wolfe <majordomo-users @ greatcircle . com>
In-reply-to: <199705011625.LAA15076@miaow.risc.sps.mot.com>

In article <199705011625.LAA15076@miaow.risc.sps.mot.com>,
dwolfe@risc.sps.mot.com (Dave Wolfe) wrote:

> Since locks, particularly lock-file locks, are purely advisory on Unix
> systems, such an approach would require the cooperation of all possible
> MTAs, which seems unlikely considering approximately none of them know
> or care about Mj in the first place. Why do you think that approach is
> "cleaner" than never allowing the window in the first place? Obviously,
> I disagree.

Well, I don't mean that the MTA should do any locking, that should be done by
majordomo when modifying the subscription list, just like any other lock used.

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