Date: Mon, 30 Jun 1997 16:30:32 -0700 (PDT) From: Tom Samplonius <tom@sdf.com> To: Chuck Robey <chuckr@glue.umd.edu> Cc: Samy Touati <lmcsato@lmc.ericsson.se>, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: NFS V3 is it stable? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.970630162824.16263A-100000@misery.sdf.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970630184243.7038W-100000@Journey2.mat.net>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On Mon, 30 Jun 1997, Chuck Robey wrote: > Samy, are you using NFS to mount the mail sppol directories? Since nfs > locking isn't in a very good condition, it's almost guaranteed to fail. > The mail directories are accessed bot for mail delivery and mail pickup, > and reliable locking is a top requirement. I've had sites report that even going Solaris to Solaris using the Solaris propietary lockd stuff, they still can get trashed mailboxes. Locking of any kind over NFS just isn't reliable. Use IMAP as an alternative. Set up your mail server as a IMAP server, and use Pine, Simeon (www.esys.ca), or Netscape 4 on your clients. > ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- > Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data > chuckr@eng.umd.edu | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. > 213 Lakeside Drive Apt T-1 | > Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run Journey2 and picnic, both FreeBSD > (301) 220-2114 | version 3.0 current -- and great FUN! > ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- > > > Tom
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?Pine.BSF.3.95q.970630162824.16263A-100000>