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From: grr@cbmvax.cbm.UUCP (George Robbins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: putting uucp on Amiga.
Message-ID: <1574@cbmvax.cbmvax.cbm.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 19-Mar-87 06:05:21 EST
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Posted: Thu Mar 19 06:05:21 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 21-Mar-87 03:30:43 EST
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Reply-To: grr@cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins)
Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
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In article <8703131840.AA02254@cory.Berkeley.EDU> dillon@CORY.BERKELEY.EDU (Matt Dillon) writes:
>
>	Yuc.  UUCP is a *huge* program... uses thousands upon thousands
>of temporary files, and has a crock of a protocol.
>
>				-Matt

Huh?  UUCP is a group of programs - the actual transfer program "uucico" is
a worst medium sized.  It uses two or three temporary files per transfer
request to queue transfers.  The protocol(s) are confusing, having been
designed for more than was implemented and written in an obscure fashion.
The actual transfer protocol is a windowed packet protocol similar to the
X.25 lower level notions.

Plusses:
  It works and is present on all "real" unix systems and most clones.
  It queues transfer requests and runs in unattended mode
  There is a nationwide network of uucp systems supporting mail and news
    with minimal entry cost.
  It the only affordable way of bring news and mail from a work or school
    system to your off-site (home) computer system.

Minuses:
  Licensed unix software.  One commercial MS-DOS equivalent package.  One
    PD "slave" program that may evolve into something useful.
  Protocol optimized for 300-1200 baud phone connections - needs some work
    to optimize for high speed/error correcting modems.
  Implementation typically includes one or two irritating bugs/features.
  Works with the phone system, performance and reliability varies.
  Fairly complicated to set up the first time.

Matt, pull that Ethernet cable out of your ear 8-).  The perspective changes
once one gets beyond the reach of the nearest arpanet connection.  Seriously,
what would you suggest in place of uucp?

-- 
George Robbins - now working for,	uucp: {ihnp4|seismo|rutgers}!cbmvax!grr
but no way officially representing	arpa: cbmvax!grr@seismo.css.GOV
Commodore, Engineering Department	fone: 215-431-9255 (only by moonlite)