[clue-tech] procmail: /tmp vs /var/tmp

[Joseph A. Nagy, Jr.]

On Wed, Jan 12, 2005 at 07:09:48PM -0500, Angelo Bertolli wrote the following:
> Joseph A. Nagy, Jr. wrote:
> 
> >On Wed, Jan 12, 2005 at 07:03:03PM -0500, Angelo Bertolli wrote the 
> >following:
> > 
> >
> >>I wanted to know where the best place to put my procmail lock file.  I'm 
> >>thinking it should be /tmp and not /var/tmp because procmail shouldn't 
> >>remain locked after a reboot.  Does this seem right to others?
> >>
> >>Angelo
> >>   
> >>
> >
> >Is it important to lock procmail? I'm not sure I have a lockfile set in the
> >default procmail config.
> > 
> >
> More specifically, this is a spamassassin lock file used in the procmail 
> configuration that runs spamassassin.  I used to have mine in /var/tmp 
> so I decided to look it up and see if that were right.
> 
> Angelo

Ah, okay. Not sure where I have mine. *digs*

I don't use a lock file in my spamassassin rules. Should I? If anyone wants
to look at my SA rules in my procmailrc file, just tag me off list.

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