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.github/actions/spelling/expect.txt

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docs/core/config/mailbox/formats/mbox.md

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If you used the virtual transport, it doesn't really matter if the dotlock
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#### Exim
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Locks are controlled by the appendfile transport's `use_lockfile`,
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`use_fcntl_lock` and `use_flock_lock` settings. The default is to use
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lockfile (dotlock) and then fcntl lock.
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#### Sendmail
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Sendmail's mail.local delivery always uses dotlock followed by flock.
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```console

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