[Mailman-Users] REPOST: Lock files

[Dan Mick]

Short unhelpful answer: as long as they're needed.

Time varies.  I believe most of the admin CGI scripts lock them only while
generating the form or processing form input; the qrunner I believe locks the
list while contacting the MTA to send the outgoing message (but it may drop
the locks and reacquire them).

Relatively-short periods of time, anyway, and if there's no python process
running, the lock shouldn't be held.

"Ashley M. Kirchner" wrote:
> 
>     When does mailman create file locks, and for how long do they
> exist?  (i know they will linger around if the program crashed, but
> under normal operation, how long?)
> 
>     AMK4
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