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- November 22, 1991 UUPC/extended 1.11p FILES
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- This document applies to UUPC/extended version 1.11p, and was
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- UUPC/extended is a package for MS-DOS and OS/2 which allows mail to be
- exchanged between a PC and any system using the UUCP "g" protocol
- (i.e. UNIX systems). It includes a UUCP command for binary
- transfers, but it currently does _not_ include USENET news support.
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- Please direct questions on UUPC/extended to the UUPC/extended Help
- Desk, help@kew.com.
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- UUPC/extended is distributed in several .ZIP format archives, each
- with a name of the format of UUPCxxx#.ZIP, where 'xxx' are the last
- three digits of the release number, and '#' is a character denoting
- which archive it is.
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- The different archives are as follows:
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- UUPCxxxR is the required program archive, and includes the MS-DOS
- versions of the executable files needed to run UUPC/extended,
- This is the only archive you need if you want read and deliver
- mail using the unmodified programs on MS-DOS, but you will
- normally want UUPCxxxO and UUPCxxxD as well.
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- UUPCxxxO is the optional program archive, and includes the MS-DOS
- versions of additional executable files which support
- UUPC/extended. Programs are included to perform unattended
- polling of other systems, report UUPC/extended status, copy
- binary files between systems, and a make the UUPC/extended
- documents more readable on a terminal.
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- UUPCxxx2 is the OS/2 required programs archive, and includes the
- OS/2 versions of the executable programs found in the UUPCxxxR
- files. This is the only archive you need if you want read and
- deliver mail using the unmodified programs on OS/2, but you will
- normally want UUPCxxx3 and UUPCxxxD as well.
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- UUPCxxx3 is the OS/2 optional programs archive, and includes the
- OS/2 versions of the executable programs found in the UUPCxxxO
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- UUPCxxxD is the documention archive, and includes what few
- documents that have been written for UUPC/extended. It also
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- includes sample files and various files from USENET and the
- Internet describing how to register your system with the UUCP
- project, other UUCP clones for DOS, et cetera.
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- UUPCxxxS is the source archive, and includes the source files,
- makefiles.
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- UUPCxxxW is the Windows archive, which includes the unformatted
- documents, most of which are written in Microsoft Word for
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- The files specifically related to UUPC/extended, most of which are
- samples and must be modified to be used, are as follows:
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- FILES.LST is this file, listing the files include the
- UUPC/extended distribution.
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- README.PRN is an overview of UUPC/extended.
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- INSTALL.PRN tells how to install UUPC/extended once you have read
- README.PRN.
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- COMMANDS.PRN summarizes the commands suppled with UUPC/extended,
- information on how to use most of them, and instructions on where
- to find information on the other commands.
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- HOWTOGET.PRN is describes how and where to get a new version of
- UUPC/extended.
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- CHANGES.PRN is a list of recent changes to UUPC/extended (fixed
- bugs and enhancements).
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- MAIL.PRN is used to generate a text file printed by the help (?)
- command when reading mail.
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- TILDE.PRN is used to generate a text file printed by the help
- (~?) command when sending mail.
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- UUSTAT.PRN is the documentation for the UUSTAT program.
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- BUGS.PRN is a list of known bugs in UUPC/extended.
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- SU.BAT is a sample DOS command file for changing the active
- user.
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- UUIO.BAT is a sample DOS command file for running UUCICO and
- UUXQT in sequence.
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- UUPC.RC defines the system information related to UUPC/extended,
- such as the system name and work directories. Only one UUPC.RC
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- PERSONAL.RC defines the user information related to UUCP, such
- the user id (mailbox) of the user, the user's full name, and the
- directory to store mail in. If several people share the same PC,
- then multiple PERSONAL.RC files may exist under different names.
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- PERSONAL.SIG is a sample signature file, which is appended to
- each mail file you send. Use of this file is optional.
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- SYSTEMS defines the telephone numbers and login information for
- other computers the local PC can call.
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- PASSWD defines systems that can call the local PC. Use of this
- file is optional.
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- PERMISSN defines access for remote systems accessing your system
- via UUPC/extended. It is based on the format of the UUCP
- PERMISSIONS file.
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- SAMPLE.MDM is a heavily commented modem configuration file which
- explains the use of the various fields in modem configuration
- files. 2400.
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- HAYES24.MDM is a modem configuration file for the Hayes
- SmartModem 2400.
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- HAYES12.MDM is a modem configuration file for the Hayes
- SmartModem 1200.
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- SX1200.MDM is a modem configuration file for the Microcom
- SX/1200.
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- TB2500.MDM is a modem configuration file for the Telebit
- Trailblazer 2500.
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- TB2500A.MDM is a modem configuration file for the Telebit
- Trailblazer 2500 with the PROM upgrade for V.42bis.
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- V42BIS.MDM is a modem configuration file for the Zoom Telephonics
- V.42bis 2400 bps modem.
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- INSATFAX.MDM is a modem configuration file for the Intel
- SatisFAXtion board with 2400 bps MNP 5 modem.
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- HOSTPATH defines routing for hosts that are not directly
- connected to the PC. Use of this file is optional.
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- ALIASES.TXT defines information about other users, including
- their full address and name.
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- The following programs are included in both the UUPCxxxR archive and
- UUPCxxx2 archive. Note that under OS/2, there are no .COM files; all
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- MAIL.EXE is the mail user agent (MUA); it is used for both
- sending and receiving mail.
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- UUCICO.EXE acts the mail transport agent by exchanging files with
- other systems via the serial port (modem). It can both call out
- (active polling) and wait for another system to call (passive
- polling).
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- UUXQT.COM processes requests received via UUCICO, invoking
- RMAIL.COM or other programs to process data. It should be run
- after each UUCICO.EXE invocation.
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- RMAIL.COM is called by both MAIL.EXE and UUIO.EXE to deliver
- mail; as such, it must be called RMAIL.COM.
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- The following programs are included in both the UUPCxxxO archive and
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- FMT.COM is a simple program to format text by wrapping it after
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- GENSIG random appends quotes or other user selected text to the
- end of a fixed signature file.
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- NOVRSTRK.COM is a program which removes overstrikes from files
- for viewing on a terminal. It's use is described above, and is
- optional.
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- UUPOLL.COM serves as a driver for UUCICO and UUXQT, invoking
- UUCICO to answer the phone and/or dial out on regular basis and
- then automatically invoking UUXQT to process any files received;
- this permits unattended operation of UUPC/extended, allowing it,
- for example, to call another system in the middle of the night.
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- UUCP.COM is copies binary files between two systems without going
- through mail.
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- UUSTAT.COM is a utility to report on and update the status of
- jobs queued for other systems.
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- UUSUB.COM reports statistics on the amount of data transferred
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