uuxqt deleting files

[Guy Finney]

Ever since we started getting news last November (before that we didn't
use uucp much), we've noticed that occasionally when uuxqt starts up to
process its X. files, it will simply delete them and their corresponding
D. files instead of processing them.  At first we noticed that it seemed
to happen when uuxqt started up WHILE uucico was running.  "Great", we said.
"All we have to do is frontend uucico so it doesn't start another copy
while one copy is running" (on the assumption that the 2nd copy is
started from the hourly uudemon.hr).  We did that successfully, but
then last night I watched with my own eyes while uuxqt merrily deleted
its files WITHOUT a uucico running anywhere on the system.  The entries
in the LOGFILE look normal enough, except that the times for the uuxqt
entries are three seconds apart(!).

As you might imagine, this is a vexing problem.  Even more vexing is
that someone reading this might have a solution which, though
sent to us, might itself be deleted!  AARRGGHH.  Our friendly vendor
isn't ready to admit this is happening until we can reliably reproduce
the problem.  Sigh, if we could do that we might stand a chance of
avoiding it.  We're System V, release <who-knows>, and will be very
interested in hearing from anyone who may have seen or conquered
this problem.
Or for that matter, is there anything like a public domain uuxqt
floating around?
-- 
Guy Finney
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