1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/pullimap b/pullimap
index bd9b1cf..b752b14 100755
--- a/pullimap
+++ b/pullimap
@@ -82,7 +82,11 @@ do {
     die "Missing option statefile" unless defined $statefile;
     $statefile = xdg_basedir( XDG_DATA_HOME => ".local/share", $NAME, $statefile );
 
-    sysopen($STATE, $statefile, O_CREAT|O_RDWR|O_DSYNC, 0600) or die "Can't open $statefile: $!";
+    my $mode = O_RDWR | O_DSYNC;
+    # don't auto-create in long-lived mode
+    $mode |= O_CREAT unless defined $CONFIG{idle};
+
+    sysopen($STATE, $statefile, $mode, 0600) or die "Can't open $statefile: $!";
     # XXX we need to pack the struct flock manually: not portable!
     my $struct_flock = pack('s!s!l!l!i!', F_WRLCK, SEEK_SET, 0, 0, 0);
     fcntl($STATE, F_SETLK, $struct_flock) or die "Can't lock $statefile: $!";