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Hi,

>>>>> On 23 Apr 1998 17:20:55 -0400
>>>>> Stainless Steel Rat <ratinox@peorth.gweep.net> said:

 ratinox> movemail also ensures that the mailbox is locked before it
 ratinox> attempts to copy it to a staging area. mv does not.

This is a non-issue with maildir, since the MTA never appends to an
already existing mail.

	Robbe

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