From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.emacs.gnus.general/28777 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stainless Steel Rat Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.gnus.general Subject: Re: What is the use of /var/lock/news Date: 16 Jan 2000 12:53:58 -0500 Organization: The Happy Fun Ball Brigade Sender: owner-ding@hpc.uh.edu Message-ID: References: <20000114221642.A10969@sre-4-139.urbanet.ch> <20000115083930.A506@sre-4-139.urbanet.ch> <20000116104312.C663@sre-4-139.urbanet.ch> NNTP-Posting-Host: coloc-standby.netfonds.no Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1035165564 31595 80.91.224.250 (21 Oct 2002 01:59:24 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2002 01:59:24 +0000 (UTC) Return-Path: Original-Received: from bart.math.uh.edu (bart.math.uh.edu [129.7.128.48]) by mailhost.sclp.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 460C3D051E for ; Sun, 16 Jan 2000 12:57:25 -0500 (EST) Original-Received: from sina.hpc.uh.edu (lists@Sina.HPC.UH.EDU [129.7.3.5]) by bart.math.uh.edu (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id LAB09670; Sun, 16 Jan 2000 11:57:16 -0600 (CST) Original-Received: by sina.hpc.uh.edu (TLB v0.09a (1.20 tibbs 1996/10/09 22:03:07)); Sun, 16 Jan 2000 11:56:33 -0600 (CST) Original-Received: from mailhost.sclp.com (postfix@sclp3.sclp.com [204.252.123.139]) by sina.hpc.uh.edu (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id LAA23826 for ; Sun, 16 Jan 2000 11:56:22 -0600 (CST) Original-Received: from peorth.rgo.gweep.net (h0060978d8c91.ne.mediaone.net [24.147.75.115]) by mailhost.sclp.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 821DBD051E for ; Sun, 16 Jan 2000 12:54:11 -0500 (EST) Original-Received: (from ratinox@localhost) by peorth.rgo.gweep.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) id MAA00875; Sun, 16 Jan 2000 12:53:58 -0500 X-Authentication-Warning: peorth.rgo.gweep.net: ratinox set sender to ratinox@peorth.gweep.net using -f Original-To: "(ding)" X-Attribution: Rat In-Reply-To: Pieter Wenk's message of "Sun, 16 Jan 2000 10:43:12 +0100" Original-Lines: 25 User-Agent: Gnus/5.0803 (Gnus v5.8.3) XEmacs/20.4 (Emerald) Precedence: list X-Majordomo: 1.94.jlt7 Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.gnus.general:28777 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.gnus.general:28777 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 * Pieter Wenk on Sun, 16 Jan 2000 | Thanks a lot. But why leafnode's NNTP server is creating this | file ? I understand this protective measure. But for what | reason leafnode is locking ? Is something wrong with leafnode ? | I assume, leafnode is creating such a file for a reason? | >Then I suspect leafnode's NNTP server is creating the lock files. They are | >created to prevent two or more instances of leafnode or especially | >fetchnews from being started, which would effectively destroy your spool. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE4ggW2gl+vIlSVSNkRAubpAJ9RaogDzk7DvUF2PIcOoyaKP/5YMgCgoq6b j/Ur/q708Hk/eQl1X3uW2DU= =6WUJ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Rat \ When not in use, Happy Fun Ball should be Minion of Nathan - Nathan says Hi! \ returned to its special container and PGP Key: at a key server near you! \ kept under refrigeration.