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Kai.Grossjohann@CS.Uni-Dortmund.DE (Kai =?iso-8859-1?q?Gro=DFjohann?=) writes:
> I _think_ this means I'm safe, but am I really?

I think so too.  This time.

> Suppose that the next time my running Gnus hasn't saved all changes
> before I go home and it happens again?

You might add a hook function to create a lock file when Gnus starts,
signaling an error if it already exists.  Add another hook for when
Gnus exists to delete the file.


paul