Connecting to other computers with UUCP

Connecting to other computers with UUCP

Setting up a simple UUCP connection
    Testing the UUCP connection
    Changing the system name

Configuring UUCP
    Setting up maintenance scripts
    Setting up polling
    Creating login accounts for sites dialing in
    Adding entries for remote sites to the Systems file
        Creating login scripts
    Specifying dial-up parameters with the Devices file
        The speed field
    Limiting access with the Permissions file

How UUCP works
        A sample UUCP transaction
        How a UUCP transmission proceeds

Advanced UUCP configuration
    Defining a communications protocol
    Creating a portable UUCP Systems file
    Specifying alternate UUCP configuration files
    Preventing unknown sites from logging in
    Configuring UUCP for 7-bit systems
    Connecting two local systems using a direct wire

Troubleshooting UUCP
    Checking for a faulty ACU or modem
    Errors when testing the connection with cu
        Connect failed: CANNOT ACCESS DEVICE
    Common ``UUCP failed'' messages
    Checking the status of a UUCP request
    Alarms in UUCP audit output, data is not transferring
    Generating log reports on usage: uulog
    Common UUCP log and status file messages
        DEVICE LOCKED
    Common UUCP error messages
        UUCP STATUS error messages
    Checking UUCP files and permissions settings
    Verifying that your site name is unique
    UUCP truncates system names to seven characters
    What to check if UUCP is abnormally slow
    What to do if UUCP works, but uux does not
    UUCP troubleshooting utilities
    The UUCP spool directory contents