Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!mandrill!neoucom!wtm From: wtm@neoucom.UUCP (Bill Mayhew) Newsgroups: comp.sys.att Subject: Re: problems with vanilla v3.51 uucp on 3b1 Summary: check RS-232 wiring -- I agree the uucp docs are trash Message-ID: <854@neoucom.UUCP> Date: 17 Dec 87 22:59:37 GMT References: <8712111822.AA04054@decwrl.dec.com> Organization: Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine Lines: 31 The DIR uucp connection only needs to have pins 2, 3, and 7. If everything else is left unconnected, the unused signals are pulled high at the 3B1's connector. Release 3.51 does support xon/xoff flow control. If the DEC machine isn't pulling the DSR and DCD leads (pins 4 and 6) high, the 3B1 will probably get mad and not connect. The incorrect signals might not affect the operation of cu. I have a Telebit modem on tty000. I lied to L.sys and inittab that it was a direct to host connection. Of course, the telebit does provide athe full set of signals. It is wired by a straight cable. I use the send/expect tokens in L.sys to program the Telebit, as it is much easier than using modemcap. <> I also agree that the included uucp docs are utter cr*p. Rather surprising, since AT&T is a telecommunications company. The programmers's reference has a reasonable description of what a uucp network is, but does not inform on how to implement it. AT&T suggested ordering the "Basic Networking Utilities" manual for the 3B2 to use with the 3B1's uucp. I'm not sure it applies, though. There is an "electronic mail utility" available for the 3B1, but nobody has been able to give an adequate description of what it is. I have to assume the worst that it is just some awful user agent monstrosity. I don't want to ante the $250 unless I can find out what it is. Were it HDB, I'd be willing to shell out the bucks. --Bill