diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'imap/docs/locking.txt')
| -rw-r--r-- | imap/docs/locking.txt | 4 |
1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/imap/docs/locking.txt b/imap/docs/locking.txt index 32ff6c6..eb16564 100644 --- a/imap/docs/locking.txt +++ b/imap/docs/locking.txt @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ writeable memory between such processes. A means of communicating this is by use of a file with a mutually agreed upon name. A binary semaphore can be passed by means of the -existance or non-existance of that file, provided that there is an +existence or non-existance of that file, provided that there is an atomic means to create a file if and only if that file does not exist. In C terms: @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ BEZERK AND MMDF Locking in the traditional UNIX formats was largely dictated by the status quo in other applications; however, additional protection -is added against inadvertantly running multiple instances of a +is added against inadvertently running multiple instances of a c-client application on the same mail file. (1) c-client attempts to create a .lock file (mail file name with |