[comp.mail.uucp] Need references on UUCP

terrell@musky2.MUSKINGUM.EDU (Roger Terrell) (04/08/88)

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When we first joined Usenet (with musky2), we asked about the availability
of UUCP/Usenet for VAX/VMS *without* eunice, DEC-shell or similar UNIX
look-alikes.  The responses we got indicated that no such creature exists.

Is that true?  If no UUCP-compatible communications program(s) exists for
VAX/VMS, I would like to write one as a senior programming project.  Please
send me any information you might have on the UUCP protocols, how they are
implemented, etc.  If you know of any books on the subject, please tell me.

Thank you very much,

Roger

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kls@ditka.UUCP (Karl Swartz) (04/15/88)

In article <89@musky2.MUSKINGUM.EDU> terrell@musky2.UUCP (Roger Terrell) writes:
>When we first joined Usenet (with musky2), we asked about the availability
>of UUCP/Usenet for VAX/VMS *without* eunice, DEC-shell or similar UNIX
>look-alikes.  The responses we got indicated that no such creature exists.
>
>Is that true?

Well, as far as I know, one does not exist right now.  However, several
folks are working on GNUUUCP, which *will* offer mail (including ports
of smail and pathalias) *and* news (including rn, I think) on raw VMS.
Last I heard, they were aiming for beta test in late February or March;
I'm on the test list but haven't heard anything in a while, so I guess
there've been a few gremlins.

Anyway, I'm *not* working on it in any way, so please don't send me
mail asking for more details.  I'll pester the authors to post something
or do it myself if they don't have time.

Stay tuned to this channel.

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