Helmut Apfelholz wrote:
> This is a workaround. We really need a solution to the
> problem. We will be looking into some alternatives to
> sleepycats library for some of the databases. I was
> thinking about trying the tdb library from samba
> project.
What is the advantage of tdb over BerkeleyDB?
>
> Or maybe there should be some way to, hm 'renice' the
> lmtpd having a locks in favour of POP/IMAP processes ?
Are you sure that 'deadlock' occurs between these processes?
It can also be just between two lmtpds - this workaround
serializes delivery and thus prevents lmtpds to deadlock.
Regards,
ds
