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GNUUCP Installation:
Mac/Gnuucp Simple Installation
==============================
The Mac/gnuucp Stuffit archive as distributed contains a set up and functional
version of the Mac/gnuucp program minus a few bits of configuration information.
In order to customize Mac/gnuucp for your machine you will need to edit the
following files to meet your site's configuration.
gnuucp.ctl
----------
Replace the "Your_HD" below with your own HD's or diskette's name (the
one with Mac/gnuucp and its folders). Similarly change the 'm/g_folder'
for the name of the folder where the Mac/gnuucp application program
resides. Be sure to keep colons ":" between the elements (ie, valid
Macintosh HFS path strings).
Exchange the elements in column 2 for the actual ones, then put this
'gnuucp.ctl' (it _has_ to be called thus!) file, along with the
program proper in the 'm/g_folder' folder. Strip all the comments
in parentheses, though --("example strings to use")
nodename what-your-machine-is-know-on-the-network-as --("fpr")
nodenamealias machinename-alias --("fpr.com", may be your Internet-domain)
forwarder your-forwarder --("mitech")
username my-name --("jim")
uucplogname the-login-word-that-your-machine-will-send-when-called ("nuucp")
uucppasswd the-password-that-your-machine-will-listen-for --("whatever")
timezone EDT --(enter the actual time zone of your residence)
debug 5 --(the debug level, change to 1 when communication works)
bytetimeout 10 --(you may have to experiment slightly with this and)
connectwait 50 --(this values; read further in the docummentation)
spool :Mac/gnuucp:spool --(folder for temp. [spooled] files)
mail :Mac/gnuucp:mail --(folder for received mail files)
alias :Mac/gnuucp:alias --(folder for mail-aliases)
logfile :Mac/gnuucp:uucp:LOGFILE --(this is the logfile)
mlogfile :Mac/gnuucp:uucp:MAIL_LOG
pubdir :Mac/gnuucp:uucppublic --(folder for incoming files)
sysfile :Mac/gnuucp:uucp:L.sys --(file with remote site info)
userfile :Mac/gnuucp:uucp:gnuucp.userfile --(not yet in use)
appendlogfile no
port ACU hayes .A2400 2400 --(Names of the two serial ports)
port ACU hayes .B2400 2400 --(on the Mac and their baud rates)
l.sys
-----
lines in 'l.sys' file are made up of a number of strings (with at least
one space between them, though here illustrated with more white space
for clarity; a real-life sample follows last).
+------+------+-----+------+----------+-------------------+------------------+
| Site | when | how | baud | number | expect on login | password |
+------+------+-----+------+----------+-------------------+------------------+
mach Any ACU 2400 555-1212 me: uu_login_name word: uu_passwd
# real-life sample <--- do not enter this line in 'l.sys' file
mach Any ACU 2400 555-1212 me: uu_login_name word: uu_passwd
Insert as many lines as possible to allow the Mac/gnuucp to call
repeatedly if the host's line is busy. this is the one way to make
the M/g perform in quasi-automatic call-host-until-succeeded fashion.
The other is to use a product likw QuickKeys to call at regfular intervals.
To run UUCP: launch the gnuucp program, when it asks for a Unix command
line type "-Sname" (where 'name' is the name of the host that you wish
to call, "mach" in the above example, previously entered in the l.sys
file). Or just type <return> to enter server mode to wait for someone
to call you.
The file "Call REMOTE SITE" is a "Double Clickable" file for Mac/gnuucp. Its contents
is a single line of text that serve as a command line for Mac/gnuucp. You can
copy the file, start TeachText and change the command line to an appropriate
one for your needs.
Mail is read using the Hypercard stack. If you start up the start there are
some help screens that will guide you through its use. The MailReader stack
must configured on the Config card befroe proceeding.
jim@fpr.com