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From: aeh@sfsup.UUCP (+Herzog A.)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.uucp
Subject: Re: YA bug in UUCP (UUX)...
Summary: workaround
Keywords: bug, uux...
Message-ID: <5202@sfsup.UUCP>
Date: 26 Apr 89 14:00:56 GMT
References: <1068@altos86.UUCP>
Organization: AT&T-BL, Summit N.J. USA 07901
Lines: 16

In article <1068@altos86.UUCP>, dtynan@altos86.UUCP (Dermot Tynan) writes:
> 	uux "SysB!cat SysA!/etc/motd >SysA!/tmp/output"
> 
> Where SysA is the current system, and SysB is some obliging remote system.
> 
> Basically, the command will be executed on SysB, with output going to SysA.
> The problem is, that the 'motd' file will be the one on SysB, not SysA.
> This is on Sys V R3.*, vanilla AT&T.  Comments anyone?

I believe the workaround is to omit the SysA on the filename, as in:

	uux "SysB!cat !/etc/motd >SysA!/tmp/output"

This will send the /etc/motd file from SysA to SysB.

Artie