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| -rw-r--r-- | mailman/bin/arch.py | 17 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/mailman/bin/arch.py b/mailman/bin/arch.py index 7406dc32a..39ad9e343 100644 --- a/mailman/bin/arch.py +++ b/mailman/bin/arch.py @@ -115,6 +115,15 @@ def main(): # XXX processUnixMailbox() should refresh the lock. lock_path = os.path.join(mlist.data_path, '.archiver.lck') with Lock(lock_path, lifetime=int(hours(3))): + # Try to open mbox before wiping old archive. + try: + fp = open(mbox) + except IOError, e: + if e.errno == errno.ENOENT: + print >> sys.stderr, _('Cannot open mbox file: $mbox') + else: + print >> sys.stderr, e + sys.exit(1) # Maybe wipe the old archives if opts.wipe: if mlist.scrub_nondigest: @@ -132,14 +141,6 @@ def main(): shutil.rmtree(mlist.archive_dir()) if mlist.scrub_nondigest and saved: os.renames(savedir, atchdir) - try: - fp = open(mbox) - except IOError, e: - if e.errno == errno.ENOENT: - print >> sys.stderr, _('Cannot open mbox file: $mbox') - else: - print >> sys.stderr, e - sys.exit(1) archiver = HyperArchive(mlist) archiver.VERBOSE = opts.verbose |