Subject: Pine Folder Locks

From: Lynn Clark <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 21 Oct 1996 11:57:41 -0600

Well, we got imap4(beta) and pine 3.95 working the other day.  However, 
we noticed an odd bit of behavior as we were testing it and are 
wondering if what we were trying to do is beyond what pine/imap are 
supposed to be able to do.  Here's the scenario:

If we start pine on one machine, everything is fine.  Then, with this 
instance of pine running, we start pine on another machine as the same 
user.  After a short period of time, the first instance of pine 
relinquishes the folder lock to the second instance running on the other 
machine.  However, if the second instance on the other machine is shut 
down, the first instance never gets the folder lock back, so it can no 
longer process mail unless it, too, is shut down and restarted.  In 
fact, regardless of whether the second instance is shut down or not, the 
first instance apparently can not recover the folder lock.

Our question is, should pine/imap be able to "pass the folder lock" back 
and forth as we thought, or are we pushing it too far?  And, if it 
should be able to do this, what do we need to change/set in order for it 
to work?
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Lynn Clark
[email-masked]
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