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From: mike@bria.UUCP (mike.stefanik)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix.sco
Subject: Re: uucp/uucico problems
Message-ID: <273@bria.UUCP>
Date: 31 May 91 03:22:15 GMT
References: <234@mnopltd.UUCP>
Reply-To: uunet!bria!mike
Organization: MGI Group International, Los Angeles, CA
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In an article, gatech!stiatl!mnopltd!neal writes:
>I don't think so.  I don't even use cron for uucp.  If you write outgoing
>mail, uucp should exec uucico immediately as long as the relevant site in
>Systems has an ok range of call times.  In this regard SCO is just like all
>others.  

True enough.  Our mailer will not fire up uucico off the bat; it instead
waits for the next uusched (save on those phone bills, you know.)  I forgot
about this "uniqueness" and thought perhaps that his cron entries were
hosed.

>Why don't you try a uutry -r "whatever" and see what really happens when
>you do outgoing uucp?

Right on the money ...
-- 
Michael Stefanik, MGI Inc, Los Angeles | Opinions stated are never realistic
Title of the week: Systems Engineer    | UUCP: ...!uunet!bria!mike
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