o guarantees about when <a href="../../../../com/ericsson/otp/erlang/OtpMbox.html#finalize--"><code>finalize()</code></a> will be called) it is recommended that you always explicitly
 close mailboxes if you are using links instead of relying on finalization to
 notify other parties in a timely manner.
 </p>

 <p>
 When retrieving messages from a mailbox that has received an exit signal, an
 <a href="../../../../com/ericsson/otp/erlang/OtpErlangExit.html" title="class in com.ericsson.otp.erlang"><code>OtpErl