[comp.os.minix] UUPC for Minix, part 1/5

housel@en.ecn.purdue.edu (Peter S. Housel) (07/03/89)

See the cover letter in this posting. Sources follow in parts 2-5.

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XThis is my version of the UUPC program, adapted for Minix and other
XUnix systems. UUPC was originally written by Richard Lamb and Stuart
XLynne, and posted to comp.sources.misc.
X
XThe packet protocol code is entirely mine, and has been posted in
Xexactly the same form in comp.mail.uucp. Most of the rest of the
Xchanges have been made to adapt the program to a Unix-like
Xenvironment, and do things much the same way as the native UUCP program
Xdoes them. Most of the "portability features" were ripped out when
Xthey got in the way of being a straightforward "native Unix"
Xprogram. Quite a few bugs were fixed. Most of the code has been
Xre-indented. The dialer code is by John F. Haugh, from his
Xcomp.sources.unix posting.
X
XIt works quite reliably on my PC/AT-clone running Minix-1.3c. Many,
Xmany megabytes of files, news, and mail have gone through it since
XOctober '88. It has even been used for mail between two Minix systems.
X
XThis posting is not for everybody, however. I haven't cleaned it up
Xand made it easy to install, or written any documentation. You should
Xbe a bit of a UUCP wizard, or motivated enough to become one. I am
Xposting this because there seem to be quite a few interested people
Xout there who meet this description.
X
XFor references, see "UUCP Implementation Description", by D.A. Nowitz
X(in the V7 and BSD documentation), or _Managing_UUCP_and_Usenet_, in
Xthe Nutshell Handbooks series by O'Reilley and Associates. These may
Xor may not be helpful.
X
XFor a mail transport agent, I recommend (though not very strongly)
Xsmail 2.5, from the comp.sources.unix archives; anyone who wants a copy
Xof my "defs.h" file, just ask.
X
XGood luck!
X-Peter S. Housel-	housel@ecn.purdue.edu	...!pur-ee!housel
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