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 rea
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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