How to configure uucp

[Mauro Gatti]

Hi all, I've to use uucp to transfer some files from two machines but I don't know this method.
Where can I learn more about uucp?
Which are main steps to start to configure and use it?

Thank You

Mauro

[Bharat Katkar]

Hi,
See if the link below helps.

http://docs.hp.com/iknow/faqs/terminals.html

Regards,

[R. Sri Ram Kishore_1]

Hi Mauro,

Check out these links:
a) http://tldp.org/HOWTO/UUCP-HOWTO.html
b) http://tldp.org/LDP/nag/node6.html
c) http://tldp.org/LDP/nag/node146.html
d) http://www.airs.com/ian/uucp-doc/

You can also refer to the following books:
a)"Managing UUCP & USENET" from O'Reilly & Associates is in my opinion the best book out there for figuring out the programs & protocols involved in being a USENET site.
b) "Unix Communications" from The Waite Group contains a nice description of all the pieces (& more) & how they fit together.
c) "Practical Unix Security" from O'Reilly & Associates has a nice discussion of how to secure UUCP.
d) "The Internet Complete Reference" from Osborne is a fine reference book that explains the various services available on Internet & is a great source for information on news, mail & various other Internet resources.
e) "The Linux Networking Administrators' Guide" from Olaf Kirch of the Linux DOC Project is available on the net & is also published by (at least) O'Reilly & SSC. It makes a fine one-stop shopping to learn about everything you ever imagined you'd need to know about Unix networking.
(Source:http://tldp.org/HOWTO/UUCP-HOWTO-2.html#ss2.4)

Another source says:
"Using and managing UUCP (Ed Ravin et al -- publisher O'reilly)" which i think is the best authority on UUCP.

HTH.

Regards,
Sri Ram

[R. Sri Ram Kishore_1]

Hi Mauro,

Here's another nice link:
http://www.ictp.trieste.it/~radionet/nuc1996/ref/howto-html/uucp-howto.html

HTH.

Regards,
Sri Ram

[Mauro Gatti]

Thank You Sri Ram, I read link you told me. Unluckly I saw there is a little difference from HPUX config files.

I have in my sender host /etc/uucp/Devices:
TCP - - - TCP
in /etc/uucp/Systems:
virgo Any TCP - - ogin: mgatt ssword: xxxxxx

I tried to send some file but the jobs are queued in /var/spool/uucp/virgo.
uulog reports:
leo# uulog
uucp virgo (6/25-16:31:38,13306,0) CHAT SUCCESS ()
uucp virgo (6/25-16:31:40,13306,0) CHAT SUCCESS ()
uucp virgo (6/25-16:31:42,13306,0) SUCCEEDED (call to virgo )
uucp virgo (6/25-16:32:40,13312,0) LOCKED (call to virgo )
uucp virgo (6/25-16:33:21,13306,0) LOGIN FAILED (virgo)
uucp virgo (6/25-16:33:21,13306,0) CONN FAILED (SYSTEM NOT IN Systems FILE)
uucp virgo (6/25-16:33:55,13319,0) NO CALL (RETRY TIME NOT REACHED)
uucp virgo (6/25-16:33:55,13319,0) CAN NOT CALL (SYSTEM STATUS)
uucp virgo (6/25-16:34:12,13322,0) NO CALL (RETRY TIME NOT REACHED)
uucp virgo (6/25-16:34:12,13322,0) CAN NOT CALL (SYSTEM STATUS)

leo# uuname
virgo

leo# uuname -l
leo