Re: [TCLUG:14417] Bogus Files

[Adam Maloney <adam@iexposure.com>]

I think this happens when a user's mail lock explodes.  This happens to
us hear a lot, a lUser gets a 500MB file attachment
(exaggeration...sometimes), they try and download it over their 28.8
dialup, Outlook gets impatient and stops (or they get impatient and
stop).  The lockfile doesn't get removed or something..

I think I read about it in the QPOP docs.  Grep around qpop's source and
see if you can find it.  I'm pretty sure that's what creates it.

Jonathan Kline wrote:
> 
> Anyone know anything About BODUS.*** files in /var/spool/mail?  On the
> server here at school we have 20 or 30 of them, all are name BOGUS.<three
> letter combo>, and all have the permissions of different user.... IE,
> BOGUS.dcf  <rw-rw---- user mail>
> 
> Ideas?  Safe to delete?  push The Panbic button?
> 
> If it Helps, it RH 4.2 with kernel 2.0.35 running Sendmail, basically Out
> of the Box config.... And yes we know it's time for an Update!
> 
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