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From: djn@nmtsun.nmt.edu (David J. Northrop)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.uucp
Subject: Re: How to UUCP via TCP/IP
Summary: You don't on a SUN
Keywords: UUCP TELNET  (we're Here)
Message-ID: <31@nmtsun.nmt.edu>
Date: 26 Mar 88 18:49:55 GMT
References: <1407@nmtsun.nmt.edu>
Reply-To: djn@nmtsun.UUCP (David J. Northrop)
Organization: NM Tech Computer Center
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A while back (in the middle of February or so) I asked how to make
UUCP work over a TCP connection.

>Specifically, how do I get UUCP to run over a TCP/IP and/or TELNET
>connection?  Do I need new software (we're running SunOS v3.5) or
>is there some way I can beat on L-devices to know about using
>telnet to call a remote system.

>Your help is greatly appreciated.

The answer is that on SunOS, you don't.  Sun's UUCP, as shipped, does
not support UUCP/TCP connections (the 't' protocol).

Fortunately, our licenses allowed me to port 4.3BSD UUCP to our Suns.
It wasn't too bad, but note:
	1).  It helps to follow directions.
	2).  We're an end node (until I get UUPC working at home) and
		therefore haven't tried any incoming UUCP/TCP stuff.
	3).  It helps if your feed is running 4.3BSD UUCP.

Now that our feed isn't bloated with news waiting for us, I can take
the time to bring up NNTP and get news that way (which is what I really
want (isn't it?)).

Thanks very much to all the kind people who pointed me in the right
direction.

(It didn't really take all that much time to do the port but there's
   this little end of winter ritual we perform called midterms...)

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