Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!ginosko!aplcen!haven!adm!cmcl2!phri!marob!daveh From: daveh@marob.masa.com (Dave Hammond) Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix Subject: Re: How to setup anonymous uucp using HoneyDanbar UUCP? Message-ID: <2535FDB0.299D@marob.masa.com> Date: 13 Oct 89 15:22:22 GMT References: Reply-To: daveh@marob.masa.com (Dave Hammond) Distribution: comp Organization: ESCC, New York City Lines: 19 In article Kayvan Sylvan writes: >Is there any way on Xenix to set up an anonymous UUCP login? > >It seems that the calling machine must be known in the Systems file of >the receiving host even if the connection is a one-way one. > >The problem is that a site called us with a generic uucp login/passwd >and was not able to connect. The Systems file is only consulted when your machine initiates connections. The Permissions file is consulted when a remote attempts connection to your machine. To permit anonymous uucp connections, create an entry for LOGNAME=OTHER in your Permissions file. -- Dave Hammond daveh@marob.masa.com