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<font color="#000000">I'm sure there's a good reason for having it the way it is, having so many </font>
<font color="#000000">smart knowledgeable people working on this project. Could someone please </font>
<font color="#000000">explain the rationale of the current solution to me?</font>
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</pre> We've ignored Andreas' original question. Why not use a lock to indicate that the postmaster is still running?
Atfirst blush, that seems more reliable than checking for a (possibly recycled) process ID.<br /><br /><br />
-- Korry<br /><br />