[Gllug] Strange NFS - Kmail interraction (SOLVED)

[Dylan]

It turns out that this effect is caused by incorrectly sync'd system clocks. 
Setting up NTP on all machines has solved it. So, Huw, maybe that'll help 
with Sylpheed as well.

Dylan

On Wednesday 11 June 2003 22:32, Dylan wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Kmail shows some strange behaviour when I have my home directory mounted
> via nfs:
>
> I fire up Kmail, and d/load the mail queue (say 50 messages). After reading
> them they are all marked as read - just as you'd expect. Ten minutes later,
> Kmail autochecks for mail and some more (3 say) turn up. All of a sudden,
> it reports 53 unread mails - the ones I read before are now marked unread!
> Once the mails are marked read, compacting the folder makes the marking
> 'stick'.
>
> This does not happen when I am logged in at the machine where my home
> directory is local. That is - the machine in my office, which I use most of
> the time, holds my home directory and Kmail functions fine. It also exports
> my home directory, but when I log on to another machine I get the problem
> above.
>
> Kmail is storing mails as maildir format.
>
> The filesystem in exported with these options:
> rw,no_root_squash,sync,no_wdelay,no_all_squash
> I added the sync and no_wdelay in an attempt to solve the problem (thought
> it might be a timeout problem or somesuch) but they made no difference.
>
> It is imported with: defaults,_netdev,sync
>
> The permissions are all OK.
>
> Any suggestions welcomed..
>
> Cheers
>
> Dylan
>
> --
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> Heart of this nation
> Desert us not
> We are between the wars
> - Billy Bragg

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