jdp@caleb.UUCP (Jim Pritchett) (02/19/90)
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Hello,
I have been running uucp and news on my Amiga for about a year
now. I am trying to install Matt's new (thanks Matt, et al) version of
the Amiga uucp software. I have had a problem with rnews. It seems
to get lost (i.e. many 'out of sync' errors) on perfectly good input
files. (I know that they are ok, because the old 0.4 version of rnews
processes them just fine.) The files are batched news articles (NOT
compressed.) For now, I am using the old rnews, but I would like to
know why the new rnews doesn't work. I would just shove it into the
debugger, BUT it is Lattice code, and I have only Aztec C. Is anyone
else out there having this problem? (I do know of one other person
locally who had the same problem.)
Also, what ever happened to the Amiga uucp mailing list? I was told
that I had been put on it, but I have never received anything. Did
it die due to lack of interest? If not, how do I get on the list?
Thanks,
--
Jim Pritchett
UUCP: {attctc|texbell}!letni!dms3b1!caleb!jdp
or texbell!rwsys!caleb!jdpmagik@sorinc.UUCP (Darrin A. Hyrup) (02/23/90)
In article <06775.AA06775@caleb.UUCP> jdp@caleb.UUCP (Jim Pritchett) writes: >Hello, > I have been running uucp and news on my Amiga for about a year >now. I am trying to install Matt's new (thanks Matt, et al) version of >the Amiga uucp software. I have had a problem with rnews. It seems >to get lost (i.e. many 'out of sync' errors) on perfectly good input >files. (I know that they are ok, because the old 0.4 version of rnews >processes them just fine.) The files are batched news articles (NOT >compressed.) For now, I am using the old rnews, but I would like to >know why the new rnews doesn't work. Thats a good question. Most people we've (Matt and I) have heard from regarding the latest release of the UUCP project haven't had any problems, but it seems to be related to uncompressed batches, rather than compressed batches which we test with. I don't know if this is a good answer, but if its possible, and your upstream site doesn't mind, you should consider going to compressed news. Of course, I've heard that some people can use the uncompressed news just fine, so it may be related to your individual system environment. If someone can actually isolate the problem, we'll apply a bug-fix for it. >Also, what ever happened to the Amiga uucp mailing list? I was told >that I had been put on it, but I have never received anything. Did >it die due to lack of interest? If not, how do I get on the list? The original AmigaUUCP mailing list died recently from what I was told. But, even before that time, we've been running a mailing list here for contributors and development enthusiasts for this UUCP release. If you feel you would be contributing, and want to join, send your request to: amiga-uucp-request%sorinc@PacBell.COM or {ames,att,sun,...}!pacbell!sorinc!amiga-uucp-request > Jim Pritchett Best wishes, Darrin Hyrup -- Darrin A. Hyrup // AMIGA Enthusiast rencon!esfenn!dah magik@sorinc.PacBell.COM \X/ & Software Developer pacbell!sorinc!magik ========================================================================== "Speak little and well, if you wish to be considered as possessing merit."
thorp@dreamer.UUCP (Don Thorp) (03/01/90)
Firstly, is there a newer version of UUCP?
Occasionally, uucico fails to execute uuxqt after it has contacted a
system; this leaves me with unprocessed X. files? Any ideas?
Also, I would like to call in and access the system from work. Can I
execute a shell as the default command in the Getty:Passwd file?
Thanks in advance.
--
Don Thorp
UUCP: ...!texbell!rwsys!{spudge,spudge!dreamer}!thorpmagik@sorinc.UUCP (Darrin A. Hyrup) (03/05/90)
In article <02072.AA02072@dreamer.UUCP> thorp@dreamer.UUCP (Don Thorp) writes: >Firstly, is there a newer version of UUCP? Not really. The latest released version is 1.03D, although a few changes have been made since this time, nothing is ready for public distribution. Considering that both Matt and I are busy, and will continue to be so for a good deal of time, chances are that it will be a while til the next release is available. We'll be sure to announce it at that time. >Occasionally, uucico fails to execute uuxqt after it has contacted a >system; this leaves me with unprocessed X. files? Any ideas? I can think of 2 possibilities right off the top of my head... o Is UUXQT in your execute path? (That is, has the directory in which you have placed the file "UUXQT" been added to your execution path via the PATH command?) Typing UUXQT from the shell/cli is a quick way to check this. o Do you have enough memory available to load UUXQT while UUCICO is still running? If its not one of those two things, the possibilities lower significantly. Next thing to check is to make sure you have at least 10k of stack or so. (I don't know how much they use, so it's a possibility). After that, I can't think of anything. >Also, I would like to call in and access the system from work. Can I >execute a shell as the default command in the Getty:Passwd file? Well if you have a shell that uses only STDIN/STDOUT and does no special input processing that would require being at a keyboard, it should work. No guarantees tho. You can always have DNET called via Getty and use the remote shell that way. But that would require running DNET at the local end as well. >Thanks in advance. >-- >Don Thorp Hope that helps. Darrin -- Darrin A. Hyrup // AMIGA Enthusiast rencon!esfenn!dah magik@sorinc.PacBell.COM \X/ & Software Developer pacbell!sorinc!magik ========================================================================== "Speak little and well, if you wish to be considered as possessing merit."
dwl10@uts.amdahl.com (Dave Lowrey) (03/05/90)
In article <9003050920.AA06068@sorinc.UUCP> magik%sorinc@PacBell.COM (Darrin A. Hyrup) writes: >In article <02072.AA02072@dreamer.UUCP> thorp@dreamer.UUCP (Don Thorp) writes: > >>Also, I would like to call in and access the system from work. Can I >>execute a shell as the default command in the Getty:Passwd file? > >Well if you have a shell that uses only STDIN/STDOUT and does no special >input processing that would require being at a keyboard, it should work. >No guarantees tho.... I tried this with SKsh. It has a problem with the 1 second timeout for the reads. Each second, a new prompt is written. Anyone have any success in getting ANY type of shell working? I would love to be able to dial in to the UUCP getty. -- "This ain't Rock 'N Roll, | These be my words, not my employer's! this is Genocide!" |Dave Lowrey - Amdahl Corp. - Houston, TX David Bowie - |In Texas: {moray,uhnix1}!starsoft!david "Daimond Dogs" |The World: dwl10@uts.amdahl.com (amdahl!dwl10)
andrews@cos.com (Andrew R. Scholnick) (03/14/90)
I WAS DOING JUST FINE! (It was running... I swear!)
My Modem went dead (an Avatex, 2400 Baud) so I borrowed a Hayes 2400 Baud
from the office and...
1) uucp still dials the call OK
2) uucp (sometimes) makes the login ok
3) uucp HANGS UP/Never acknowledges the 'Shere' message
from the remote uucp being dialed... :-{
4) the spool/LOGFILE shows the following
UUCICO, AmigaUUCP, - STARTUP V1.03D (0.40w/0.60w)
UUCICO, nodename, - DIALED nodename
UUCICO, nodename, - SUCCEEDED call to nodename
...
(there are also lots of FAILED call messages)
I never get an OK or COPY or REQUEST or REQUESTED message.
There is plenty of stuff queued up...
My first guess was that the Hayes was not configured correctly... It looks
fine though. I am using a cable which passes pins 2,3,4,5,6,7,8 and 20. I
used a cable which passed all 25 pins for the Avatex.
Anyone have a problem with a Hayes modem?
Anyone have a similar problem, where calls are made and logging in but
uucp is exiting rather than acknowledge the 'Shere' message from the
remote uucico?
I am stumpped.
(Oh, if it makes a difference, the Amiga has 2.5MB RAM, and a MC68020/881 in it
and is running ADOS 1.3.)
ARS.
--
- Andrew R. Scholnick @ Corp. for Open Systems, McLean, VA -- andrews@cos.com
- {uunet, sundc, decuac}!cos!andrews -- Everything I write blame on me, NOT
-- my employer. - "Adventure is when you toss your life on the scales of
-- chance and wait for the pointer to stop." - M. Leinster (First Contact)magik@sorinc.UUCP (Darrin A. Hyrup) (03/15/90)
In article <27992@cos.com> andrews@cos.com (Andrew R. Scholnick) writes: >I WAS DOING JUST FINE! (It was running... I swear!) > >My Modem went dead (an Avatex, 2400 Baud) so I borrowed a Hayes 2400 Baud >from the office and... >[... text deleted ...] >My first guess was that the Hayes was not configured correctly... It looks >fine though. I am using a cable which passes pins 2,3,4,5,6,7,8 and 20. I >used a cable which passed all 25 pins for the Avatex. Could be the cable. I don't remember what are required. >Anyone have a problem with a Hayes modem? I am using a Hayes 2400 and have no problems at all. (In fact, I've been using it here with AmigaUUCP since its earliest versions with no problems.) There have been no other problem reports to my knowledge regaring the Hayes modems and a situation similiar to yours. (And I'd likely know, since most bug reports and such go to Matt and are mirrored to me, or vice-versa.) >Anyone have a similar problem, where calls are made and logging in but >uucp is exiting rather than acknowledge the 'Shere' message from the >remote uucico? > >I am stumpped. I've never heard of a problem like this either. Maybe you got a bad copy of the code?? I have no idea at all. >(Oh, if it makes a difference, the Amiga has 2.5MB RAM, and a MC68020/881 in it > and is running ADOS 1.3.) Although it shouldn't make a difference that you're using an '020, it could have something to do with it somehow. Try it without the '020 and see if that makes a difference. (I doubt it). >- Andrew R. Scholnick @ Corp. for Open Systems, McLean, VA -- andrews@cos.com Hope that helps, Darrin -- Darrin A. Hyrup // AMIGA Enthusiast rencon!esfenn!dah magik%sorinc@PacBell.COM \X/ & Software Developer pacbell!sorinc!magik ========================================================================== "Speak little and well, if you wish to be considered as possessing merit."