[comp.mail.uucp] What is an "RLOGIN" message in UUCP?

trier@wrangell.scl.cwru.edu (Stephen Trier) (04/12/90)

I am running a modified UUPC under MS-DOS, which has been working quite well
in communications with a nearby VAX.  However, I'm having troubles trying to
set up a second link with a XENIX system in town.  When I check the debug
output of uuio (the uucico equivalent), I find this:

          VAX (Ultrix)	          XENIX System (SCO SysV)
    [dialing chant deleted]
        1st msg: Shere          1st msg: Shere= [deleted]
        2nd msg: ROK            2nd msg: RLOGIN
    [remainder deleted]

When my software sees the "RLOGIN" message, it closes the connection.  In
fact, it closes the connection on anything but "xOK", where the first
character is ignored.  What does "RLOGIN" mean, and what response is the
XENIX system expecting?  (I'll go change UUPC again...)

I appreciate any help you can offer.  E-mail is probably good for responses;
I doubt that the majority of the net is interested in this problem.

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jkimble@nostromo.austin.ibm.com (The Programmer Guy) (04/12/90)

In article <1990Apr11.215746.12922@usenet.ins.cwru.edu> trier@SCL.CWRU.Edu (Stephen Trier) writes:
>When my software sees the "RLOGIN" message, it closes the connection.  In
>fact, it closes the connection on anything but "xOK", where the first
>character is ignored.  What does "RLOGIN" mean, and what response is the
>XENIX system expecting?  

The system is supposed to close the connection after seeing "RLOGIN."
RLOGIN means "Remote Reject After Login."  This can happen for any number
of reasons, however the most common (with HoneyDanBer) is that the
remote system doesn't have you specified in their Permissions
file.

The system is expecting "OK".

The table of messages that are expected, and what they mean.

	LCK 			Locked System (they're already talking?)
	LOGIN			Remote reject after login
	CB			Callback (security)
	You are unknown to me   Local isn't in remote's Systems file
	BADSEQ			Bad Sequence
	OK			Everything is OK

	Anything else will give you "UNKNOWN RESPONSE" and close 
	down the connection.


Hope this helps!


> (I'll go change UUPC again...)

Could you kindly e-mail me a copy?


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mdg@macs.UUCP (Mark Griffith) (04/12/90)

I would be interested in hearing any responses you get from this
message.

I am having the very same problem with a UNIX Sys V machine and can't
figure it out.

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