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- From: chare@unilabs.uucp (Chris Hare)
- Subject: Re: Trouble configuring UUCP on TCP/IP
- Message-ID: <1992Dec30.015649.4223@unilabs.uucp>
- Keywords: sco uucp tcp/ip
- Organization: UniLabs Research Group, Ottawa Ontario, Canada
- References: <2808@twg.bc.ca>
- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 01:56:49 GMT
- Lines: 40
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- In article <2808@twg.bc.ca> bill@twg.bc.ca (Bill Irwin) writes:
- >
- >I am having trouble configuring UUCP to use the TCP/IP network as
- >its "device". I have two systems, both running SCO UNIX 3.2.4,
-
- I went through this recently. this is what you need to do.
-
- In Devices, create an entry which reads
-
- TCP TCP,e - Any TCP 540
-
- Note: this instructs uucp to use the 'e' protocol, and to connect on port
- 540.
-
- >instead of "ACU". After making this change I am told that this
- >device is not available. This leads me to making an entry in the
- >Devices file for the "TCU" device. The examples are not clear on
- >what to put in each field of this entry and the trial & error
- >approach is getting tedious.
- >
- In the Systems file define the entry as
-
- # UUCP via TCP/IP
- uunet.ca Any TCP,e Any - ogin: userid word: password
-
- >What I would like is to be able to configure both systems so that
- >the UUCP programs will work between them, using the TCP/IP
- >network instead of a modem line. I know this is easy, once you
- >have figured out how to do it! 8^)
-
- BTW, don't forget to uncomment the line in /etc/inetd.conf for uucpd on
- both systems.
-
- Regards
-
-
- --
- ???? --- It Always works for me! ---
- Chris Hare, UNIX Scientist Preferred : chare@unilabs.org
- Just a mild-mannered consultant by day ....
-