[Imap-uw] Are symbolic links safe?

[Mark Crispin]

That usage of symbolic links should be safe.

On Tue, 30 Oct 2007, Oscar del Rio wrote:


> We modified uw-imap to look for users INBOX (MIX format) in a separate 

> (local) filesystem /var/spool/mix/username

>

> I need to move some of the users to another (also local) filesystem

> /var/spool2/mix/username

>

> Is it safe to make sym-links to the new folders after moving them?  Or is it 

> going to create locking problems?

>

> /var/spool/mix/username -> /var/spool2/mix/username

>

> (Solaris 9 SPARC)

>

> Thanks

>

> Oscar

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