Is using Berkeley DB 4.0.14 recommended?

[Simon Matter]

Mark Keasling schrieb:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I'm trying to use Berkeley DB 4.0.14 and am getting the dreaded
>   DBERROR db4: 4 lockers
> messages even when only starting up the master process.  From
> what I've seen reported, the lockers number will only increase and
> cyrus will eventually start failing.
> 
> Is it recommended to:
>   revert to a previous/different version of Berkeley DB?
>   use database types other then db3 (ie skiplist, flat)
> 
> If a different version of the database should be used, what is the
> latest version, supported by Cyrus imap 2.1.9, which doesn't exhibit
> this problem (does anyone know)?

It's an annoying problem nobody seems to know about, or care about, or
care how to fix it or know who is responsible to fix it.

I'm also really intersted in this.

> 
> Regards,
> Mark Keasling <mark at air.co.jp>