Re: NFS causes mail loss and other nasties

Miquel van Smoorenburg (miquels@cistron.nl)
31 Jan 1999 12:54:24 +0100


In article <cistron.19990131003318.A1537@complete.org>,
John Goerzen <jgoerzen@complete.org> wrote:
>Now, here's what's interesting. I can do a ls -l of the mailbox, and it
>will show up with a certain size on the server. On the client, it will show
>up with a certain *SMALLER* size! (This would be the period of time between
>when the new mail arrives and the client is aware of it).

*Always* mount your mail spool with the "noac" option (No Attribute CAching)

Mike.

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