[comp.unix.questions] Systems

don@cs.umd.edu (Don Ingli) (07/17/90)

Interesting note...

I called the AT&T HOTLINE for a Systems Question....

Problem:  I wanted multiple time windows during the day for a machine call..

     ie:  machine a could only be called at 0800-0820
                                            0900-0920
                                            1000-1020 etc...

          I tried every combo I could think of to do this on one line.
          I experimented and found out if you make multiple system entries
          that you can do this....  anyway

Systema MoTu0800-0820 ACU  .....
Systema MoTu0900-0920 ACU  .....


They (AT&T) said that their reference didn't say anything about multiple calling
times and said they couldn't help.  I asked them which reference... 
and they were using:

Using usenet and uucp by nutshell books....

The father of Sys V unix using another company's reference... figures

BTW, I called them back and gave them the answer...

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wht@n4hgf.Mt-Park.GA.US (Warren Tucker) (07/18/90)

In article <23892@adm.BRL.MIL> scsmo1!don@cs.umd.edu (Don Ingli) writes:
>Problem:  I wanted multiple time windows during the day for a machine call..
>
>     ie:  machine a could only be called at 0800-0820
>                                            0900-0920
>                                            1000-1020 etc...
>
>          I tried every combo I could think of to do this on one line.
>          I experimented and found out if you make multiple system entries
>          that you can do this....  anyway
>
>Systema MoTu0800-0820 ACU  .....
>Systema MoTu0900-0920 ACU  .....
>

I have a similar situation, in which I may only call a site
from 5:30PM til 7:30AM on weekdays, but at any time on 
Saturday or Sunday.  I use

other SaSu0000-2359Any1730-0730 ACU ...

and this single entry works well, at least with the demands I
have made upon it.  I am not sure what would happen if it had
overlapping times or days, but fortunately I haven't run into
this necessity yet.  If I do, I'll use your idea.  Thanks for
the post!
 
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