[comp.sys.sun] Problem sending mail over uucp with SunOS 4.0

guy@uunet.uu.net (Guy Harris) (05/25/90)

>2) The trick: "uucp" only uses the "C." and "D." directories in
>   /usr/spool/uucp, but "uux", which is used to move the mail, seems a bit
>   more sophisticated.  It queues work in directories with the host name
>   added.  If your machine is named "fooble", it queues work in "Cfooble."
>   and "Dfooble.".

Really?  It sure doesn't do that here, and we're running vanilla SunOS
4.0.3.  It quite cheerfully queues stuff in the "C." and "D." directories.
What's more, it did so all the 3.5 years I was at Sun, as well.  Are you
certain you don't have some Mutant UUX From Hell running?