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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
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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.
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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.