[comp.sys.ibm.pc] Info on DCP

myxm@beta.UUCP (Mike Mitchell) (08/13/87)

i have recently obtained a copy of the dcp program which allows
the pc to speak to other machines with uucp. however, i am having
difficulty in getting the thing to work properly. this program
performs the dialing and connecting properly, but when the uucp
is initiated, the thing times out and hangs up. is there some
key setup procedure that i am missing out on?

thankx for any info.

mike mitchell
myxm@lanl.gov
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root@turnkey.UUCP (Super user) (08/16/87)

In article <8917@beta.UUCP>, myxm@beta.UUCP (Mike Mitchell) writes:
> i have recently obtained a copy of the dcp program which allows
> the pc to speak to other machines with uucp. however, i am having
> difficulty in getting the thing to work properly. this program
> performs the dialing and connecting properly, but when the uucp
> is initiated, the thing times out and hangs up. is there some
> key setup procedure that i am missing out on?

I am not familiar with dcp specifically, but I have worked with another
such program floating about the Public Domain called Uclone. Whenever it
called out, it produced a file of debug information similar to uucico's
'-x' switch. I would suggest you investigate if dcp does the same. When
I first attempted to get Uclone to work it also would time out, checking
the debug file revealed that the program was waiting for "Shere sitename"
from the slave system, whereas any uucp I have ever encountered only would
send "Shere". At that point I edited the source so it would only expect
"Shere", it then worked (such as it was). The only other possible problem
that I can think of is a problem with your login string. Email me some
further info and/or questions and I will provide whatever help I can.

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Jack F. Vogel
Turnkey Computer Consultants, Costa Mesa, CA
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