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- Short: Amiga port of Taylor UUCP 1.06.1 , a Un*x UUCP system.
- Author: Ian Lance Taylor <ian@airs.com>
- Uploader: Vladimir Zidar <mr_W@TANJA.nvm.co.yu>
- Type: comm/uucp
- Date: 03/04/1998 (DD/MM/YYYY)
- Ported-By: Vladimir Zidar <mr_W@TANJA.nvm.co.yu>
-
- Snip from the uucp-1.06.1/README by Ian Lance Taylor
-
- --------
-
- This is the standard UUCP package of the Free Software Foundation.
-
- The package currently supports the 'f', 'g' (in all window and packet
- sizes), 'G', 't' and 'e' protocols, as well a Zmodem protocol, the FX
- UUCICO 'y' protocol, and two new bidirectional protocols. If you have
- a Berkeley sockets library, it can make TCP connections. If you have
- TLI libraries, it can make TLI connections. It supports a new
- configuration file mechanism which I like (but other people dislike).
-
- The package has a few advantages over regular UUCP:
-
- You get the source code.
-
- It uses significantly less CPU time than many UUCP packages.
-
- You can specify a chat script to run when a system calls in,
- allowing adjustment of modem parameters on a per system basis.
-
- You can specify failure strings for chat scripts, allowing the
- chat script to fail immediately if the modem returns ``BUSY''.
-
- If you are talking to another instance of the package, you can use
- the new bidirectional protocol for rapid data transfer in both
- directions at once. You can also restrict file transfers by size
- based on the time of day and who placed the call.
-
- On the other hand:
-
- It only runs on Unix. The code is carefully divided into system
- dependent and system independent portions, so it should be
- possible to port it to other systems. It would not be trivial.
-
- You don't get uuclean, uusend, uuq, uusnap, uumonitor, uutry,
- uupoll, etc. If you have current copies of these programs, you
- may be able to use them. Shell scripts versions of uuclean and
- uutry are provided, with most, if not all, of the functionality of
- the usual programs. I believe the supplied uustat program allows
- you to do everything that uuq, uusnap and uumonitor do. uupoll
- could be written as a shell script.
-
- The package does not read modemcap or acucap files, although you
- can use V2 configuration files with a BNU Dialers file or a dialer
- file written in my new configuration file format.
-
- The package cannot use SCO dialer programs directly, although it
- can with a simple shell script interface.
-
- If you start using this package, I suggest that you join the mailing
- list (see above) to keep up to date on patches and new versions. I am
- also open to suggestions for improvements and modifications.
-
- --------
-
- Amiga port requires pdksh and ixemul.library 47.2 or better (47.2 is included
- in this archive), OwnDevUnit.library and syslog.library.
-
- ixemul can be found on a GeekGadgets sites e.g.
- ftp://ftp.ninemoons.com/pub/geekgadgets/amiga/
-
- syslog.library and OwnDevUnit.library can be found on aminet sites:
-
- SysLog.lha util/moni 87K 47+Port of NetBSD syslog software (V1.20)
- OwnDevUnit.lha comm/misc 32K 283+Extended locking for serial devices. V2.
-
-
- For use over TCP/IP network, a telser.device or similar replacement is needed
- because TCP code is striped from Amiga distribution, and will be recoded as
- soon as possible.
-
- Full UUCP source is available from:
-
- ftp://ftp.luth.se/pub/unix/gnu/uucp-1.06.1.tar.gz
-
- AmigaOS modifications (system dependent sources) are available at request.
-