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authorR David Murray <rdmurray@bitdance.com>2013-09-18 12:35:45 (GMT)
committerR David Murray <rdmurray@bitdance.com>2013-09-18 12:35:45 (GMT)
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#19037: adjust file times *before* moving maildir files into place.
This avoids race conditions when other programs are monitoring the maildir directory. Patch by janzert.
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Library
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+- Issue #19037: The mailbox module now makes all changes to maildir files
+ before moving them into place, to avoid race conditions with other programs
+ that may be accessing the maildir directory.
+
- Issue #14984: On POSIX systems, when netrc is called without a filename
argument (and therefore is reading the user's $HOME/.netrc file), it now
enforces the same security rules as typical ftp clients: the .netrc file must