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This copy of uucico.exe is a munged copy of uupc 1.11v uucico, which has been
modified for two reasons:
To produce files named after the Waffle style of munging.
To operate from a hot comms handle, such as is used in Maximus &
Binkleyterm systems.
The command-line options this accepts have been expanded from the standard
UUPC 1.11v to add the following:
-p <n> Where <n> is the comm handle that is already open & on-line.
This will ignore any baud rate specified, although you would
be best still to specify one (e.g. -z19200) anyway. You will
also need to use the "-wusername" option to say who it is
that has called.
-W Tells it to use 'waffle-style' filename munging. If you don't
specify this, it will do normal UUPC munging.
Standard UUPC 1.11v command-line options are in the UUPC docs, which I
recommend you get hold of! Here's a summary though:
-s <system> The name of a system to call, or 'any'.
-r <1|0> Role: 1=master, poll out, 0=slave, await calls.
-x <n> Where <n> is the debugging level. >5 is not recommended!
-z <n> Where <n> is the baud rate of the connection.
-w <user> The name of a caller currently on-line.
-u <time> In slave mode, wait until <time> for calls.
-n Call now, ignore the processing times in the systems file.
-l <logfile> Specifies the name of the log file.
All other command-line options are as specified in the uupc 1.11q manual.
Note that this version does _not_ support variable packet sizes - you're
stuck with the 'standard'.
I'm sure the log file differences aren't important. One thing to note is
that because of a bug in the GCC libraries it can't open files in append
mode, so the logs are overwritten each time.
The setup files I have supplied in this archive are _exactly_ the ones I
use. I hope they work for you too!
Bugs!!!! Yep, there are some!!!
Well, one that I know of anyway. The 'G' protocol (smart packets) seems
to not work between two copies of this program. It works OK between this
and a 'real' version of UUPC/1.11v that several of my sub-feeds use. Not
a problem that has priority for me, but hassle me if it's a pain and I'll
take a look. To disable the 'G' protocol, it has to be turned off in the
systems files at _both_ sites.
When I upgraded my system with the service kit, I started to have a problem
as well. I have worked around this by replacing the comms drivers with the
new SIO.SYS 0.10 beta and the problem has disappeared. I was using the
com16550.sys driver before, which was 1.3 code so I'm not too worried about
this one either.
Other things
I have written a newsreader to replace Waffle. This runs in OS/2, and so
far exceeds Waffle in that it handles kill files, albeit in a fairly crude
manner.
I intend to start beta-testing this in late January, when I return from a
summer holiday. If you're interested in helping with the beta testing,
send some email to me at "Andrew.McMillan@folly.welly.gen.nz".
The newsreader, mailreader and full-screen editor all operate as doors from
Maximus (or anything that will pass an already opened comm port handle and
user name)
My design intentions are that these programs will work both locally and
on-line, with very little functional difference. All will run in native
OS/2 2.0, with no backward compatibility to 1.3 (they're 32-bit, compiled
with GCC 2.2.2).
This is the order in which I intend to work through these things:
uucico
News reading
Where I was up to at 30/10/92.
Full-screen editor
Mail reading
rmail
rnews
Mail posting
Where I am up to as at 19/12/92.
News posting
I plan to release a alpha/beta/public versions
at this point.
QWK bundling
QWK unbundling
If you're interested in these programs I will try and make them available
from an FTP site near me. Eventually I intend this to be a full-function
door for accessing usenet, or for using as a local reader. I am currently
running it under Binkley/Maximus and locally.
Please feel free to distribute this archive as widely as you like, but I
would appreciate that this file be retained in full within it.
Thanks,
Andrew McMillan.
If you're interested in helping me beta test any of this, or for any other
reasons, I can be contacted at:
Voice: +64-4-233-9123
Snail: 15 Airlie Road, Karehana Bay, Plimmerton 6251, New Zealand.
Internet: Andrew.McMillan@folly.welly.gen.nz
Fidonet: 3:771/150 +64-4-233-9123 v32/v42/MNP5
3:771/151 +64-4-233-9887 v32b/v42b/MNP5/ZyXEL 16800
This archive will be available under the magic name of 'UU_WAF' from my
system.