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From: dave@timeinc.UUCP (David Mutterer)
Newsgroups: net.bugs.uucp
Subject: Re: System V introduces yet another inconsistency
Message-ID: <107@timeinc.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 28-Feb-85 20:53:04 EST
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Posted: Thu Feb 28 20:53:04 1985
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> Since time immemorial (well, a few years anyway), the public
> directory for shipping files to a remote system (normally
> /usr/spool/uucppublic) has been user "uucp"'s home directory.
> In other words,    uucp file site!~uucp/file     works.
> 
> I tried this the other day with a site we talk to which is
> trying to follow the System V "standard". Lo and behold, the
> System V standard has "uucp" as a normal user whose home
> directory is /usr/lib/uucp, and the uucico login is "nuucp".
> 
> Great. Why couldn't they leave well enough alone? Now, before
> I transfer anything to/from a remote site's public directory,
> I have to find out whether it's ~uucp or ~nuucp. (Or else
> use /usr/spool/uucppublic and hope they haven't chosen to put
> the public directory elsewhere.)
> 
> Dave Sherman
> -- 
> {utzoo pesnta nrcaero utcs hcr}!lsuc!dave
> {allegra decvax ihnp4 linus}!utcsri!lsuc!dave

No you don't..... try reading some documentation....  the "~uucp"
means to look up the home directory in the passwd file.... which
/usr/lib/uucp should be uucp's $HOME...   while "~/dave" would
mean to put the files into /usr/spool/uucppublic/dave...  it is 
all very easy to understand.....  try it you'll like it...

-- 

					David Mutterer
					[vax135|ihnp4]!timeinc!dave


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