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From: wehr@fmeed1.UUCP (Bruce Wehr)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: uucp over ether
Message-ID: <9335@fmeed1.UUCP>
Date: 14 Jan 91 20:29:28 GMT
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In article <2004@ria.ccs.uwo.ca>, lrb@alex.ctrg.rri.uwo.ca (3787 x4108) writes:
> MOST (read sun) hdb implementations allow a TCP dataline to be specified in
> the Systems file which lets you IP over to the other machine and move
> files verrrrry quickly. HP's uucp does not yet support this.

Very true.  But I have source to a uucpd server that I got from a
friend.  This will allow the *other* machine (read sun) to initiate the
connection.  Your HP can't initiate a UUCP session over TCP/IP, but it
can service one coming in with this.

> I have tried a number of approaches, usually a variation on punting out a 
> serial line that either loops back into the HP

I was working on a "ptypipe" program that essentially does just this,
but using pseudo-terminals.  You don't waste real hardware that way.
But, I got the same hanging problem you describe.  I haven't had time to
track the problem any closer (new assignment, et al).  I would love to
hear any suggestions on this one, too.

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