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Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!mcvax!unido!altger!mic
From: mic@altger.UUCP (mic)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix,comp.mail.uucp
Subject: Re: Mail error under UUCP
Message-ID: <557@altger.UUCP>
Date: 12 Mar 88 15:29:42 GMT
References: <725@yabbie.rmit.oz>
Reply-To: mic@altger.UUCP (mic)
Organization: Altos Computer Systems Munich
Lines: 24
Keywords: XENIX, UUCP, blackhole for mail

In article <725@yabbie.rmit.oz> radjg@yabbie.rmit.oz (Jordan Green) writes:
>root merlin (3/9-9:57) jordan XQT DENIED (rmail jordan )
>root merlin (3/9-9:57) david XQT DENIED (rmail root )
>
I think, there is something wrong with your USERFILE. Due to a bug (or is
it a feature ?) in the UUCP there must be at least one line with an empty
systemname and one (note, this must be on a different line) with an empty
username in the USERFILE, or uuxqt will not work. 

For example:
anyusercode, /anydirectory 
, anysystemname /anydirectory

will work, but:
, /anydirectory

or:
anyuserode,anystystem /anydir
, /anydir

will not work, because the two empty names are on the same line.
To be safe, use the default Userfile provided with your system.

	Michael