Subject: a question about multiple users in pine

From: Stefan Carmien <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 15:08:37 -0500 (CDT)

Pine guys-
	I have looked into the searchable archives and I think
that this can't be done, but what I want to do is have multiple
people login as the same user and simultaneously use pine, further
I would like to have mail messages become readonly when anyone
opens one up, not much to ask for, eh? I am trying to use e-mail
as part of my hotel reservations system to make reservations, but
if they can only be accessed one at a time (by one user) I can't
keep up with the demand. I am at present desiging a new system I 
will put together to solve this problem, but in the meanwhile I 
would like to do this. 
	If pine can't do this, do you have suggestions for a UNIX
based solution that could?

			Thanks,

			Stefan

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From: Jacob Morzinski <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 17:20:38 -0400 (EDT)

On Thu, 10 Aug 2000, Stefan Carmien wrote:
[...Hard to understand statements about "read-only email messages"...]

You haven't refined your ideas enough for us to know what you're
trying to do or give an answer directing you toward that goal.

> based solution that could?

You could look into storing information in usenet news articles
instead of in email.  Pine can read usenet news.

Sincerely,
 Jacob Morzinski                                [email-masked]

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From: "Eduardo Chappa L." <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 14:24:52 -0700 (PDT)

*** Stefan Carmien ([email-masked]) wrote today:

:) 	I have looked into the searchable archives and I think
:) that this can't be done, but what I want to do is have multiple
:) people login as the same user and simultaneously use pine, further
:) I would like to have mail messages become readonly when anyone
:) opens one up, not much to ask for, eh? I am trying to use e-mail

Stefan,

  I would recommend to convert your folders to "mbx" format (if you want
your inbox converted to mbx format you'll be forced to use a delivery tool
like procmail to get the delivery done). "mbx" format allows multiple
access to the same folder (so one person accessing the folder won't lock
the whole folder for the rest). "mbx" format will not make a folder become
"read only" when someone else opens a message up, but it will have
automatic update of flags, so if you have a person open up a message with
a "N" flag (which therefore should get a "R" flag), this wil be noticed by
other people accessing the same folder as soon as they update their status
in the folder (which is done by just moving the cursor between messages in
the index).

  This is the closest that I can think of that you are asking for.

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Eduardo
http://www.math.washington.edu/~chappa/pine/