Thanks for explaining what 'rotating' means in that context.
I don't think it's fine to suggest such a strategy to someone seeking answer, without giving any indication that it may not work at all, and just keeping it for yourself that what you suggest only works in your specific setup.
Isn't this a bit harsh? I posted a solution that I've used in the past and works for me, and cited its source (from a very knowledgeable and well-known Perl programmer). What else should I do? I honestly wasn't aware of the potential pitfalls, and I certainly wasn't "keeping information to myself" in a malicious way. My specific setup and usage are really not that arcane: a standard logfile that is accessed by a single process. The OP itself stated that his usage would be pretty much this one, so the solution actually helped.

Are you suggesting that it would have been better to just not answer at all?

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