When editting a document, it is possible to set the 'lock'.

On 9/7/03 18:17, "Tim Banks" <tim_banks@uk.ibm.com> wrote:

>  It seems that if person A has  the 'lock' it is still
> possible for person B to  steal it by claiming the lock
> and failing to notice that the document is already 
> locked.  Is that the way it is?

(And Dave Snelling replied on 11/07 at 9:11)

Yes, it isn't really a lock. We should probably flag a bug
on this one, as the misinterpretation will eventually cause
problems. Not everyone will be a paranoid as I am and test
it.

> It would be better to  a) have a 'confirm' button to 
> confirm lock seizure, > and b) send the victim of the
> seizure an email telling him/her about it.
> 
> Thoughts?

Yes maybe. The trick is a combination of what needs to be
implemented in the gridforge and the facilities in the
browser (caching etc.).

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