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From: bak@csd_v.UUCP (Bruce)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: UUCICO exit status...
Message-ID: <134@csd_v.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 21-Nov-87 19:29:31 EST
Article-I.D.: csd_v.134
Posted: Sat Nov 21 19:29:31 1987
Date-Received: Mon, 23-Nov-87 05:37:33 EST
Organization: Computer Systems Design -- Sandy Hook, Ct.
Lines: 27
Keywords: uucp, uucico

Perhaps I am reinventing the wheel here, but I am trying to write
a utility that polls a system and continues to retry every so often
( default 1 hour intervals ) until a successful connection is established.

I am doing this because if I just issue a 

	$ uucico -r1 sysname &

or some equivalent like uusub, etc., the connection is only tryed three times 
if the destination is busy and then the poll goes away.

I would like a utility that continues to exec uucico and then reschedule
itself until uucico successfully connects to the destination system.  My
problems are

	(1) is this really necessary or is there some uucp facility ( not 
		HONEYDANBER ) which incorporates this function and

	(2)	if not, how do I tell whether or not uucico has successfully
		connected to the target system.  Uucico seems to exit 0 regardless
		of the circumstances.
		
Any help would be appreciated.
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Bruce Kern                                      | uunet!swlabs!csd_v!bak
Computer Systems Design                         | 1-203-270-0399
29 High Rock Rd., Sandy Hook, Ct. 06482         | This space for rent.