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From: ronw@hpuflfa.HP.COM (Ron Williams)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: uugetty doesn't print /etc/issue (HP-UX 6.5)
Message-ID: <140007@hpuflfa.HP.COM>
Date: 29 Aug 89 14:28:32 GMT
References: <3628@fmeed1.UUCP>
Organization: Hewlett-Packard, SSR-Ft. Lauderdale
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>I don't know why uugetty doesn't print /etc/issue, but just out
>of curiousity, what is your reason for using uugetty?
>
>raab
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uugetty should be used when a TTY port is shared for dial-in & dial-out.
uugetty understands about uucp lock files and will defer to a uucp dial-out.
getty can and usually does "get in the way".


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