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From: pedz@smu.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.bugs.4bsd
Subject: Re: uucp VS 4.2 - (nf)
Message-ID: <6530@uiucdcs.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 1-Apr-84 23:08:21 EST
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Posted: Sun Apr  1 23:08:21 1984
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smu!pedz    Mar 30 18:11:00 1984


I agree with Jim.  Using @ or "printable" characters for special
functions is unwise.  It is also unwise to depend upon ANY defaults
with a program as important as uucp.  I can see that the use of
@ (or the line kill character) would make uucp more dependable for
login in.  But if the line is so noisy as to cause the first few
login attemps to fail, does uucp want to login at all?

Perry
convex!smu!pedz