gt8963a@prism.gatech.EDU (MCCARTNEY,JEFFREY ELWOOD) (05/25/91)
I'm having problems with the part of sco 2.3.2 that's not like straight
unix. What's happening is that emailed msgs to remote systems
(using the "remotesysid!loginid" format) don't leave my system until
the remote systems sends something to my system. Does anybody have a
clue as to why this is. This happens in sending to most (or maybe all)
remote sites.
P.S. Something like uucico, perhaps uucoco?
(Its the uucico that's different from straight unix, as far as I can tell.)
Thank you
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Internet: gt8963a@prism.gatech.edumike@bria.UUCP (mike.stefanik) (05/28/91)
In an article, gt8963a@prism.gatech.EDU (MCCARTNEY,JEFFREY ELWOOD) writes: |I'm having problems with the part of sco 2.3.2 that's not like straight |unix. What's happening is that emailed msgs to remote systems |(using the "remotesysid!loginid" format) don't leave my system until |the remote systems sends something to my system. Does anybody have a |clue as to why this is. This happens in sending to most (or maybe all) |remote sites. Try uncommenting the lines in /usr/spool/cron/crontabs/uucp and then kick cron. -- Michael Stefanik, MGI Inc, Los Angeles | Opinions stated are never realistic Title of the week: Systems Engineer | UUCP: ...!uunet!bria!mike ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If MS-DOS didn't exist, who would UNIX programmers have to make fun of?
bill@twg.bc.ca (Bill Irwin) (05/29/91)
mike@bria.UUCP (mike.stefanik) writes: : In an article, gt8963a@prism.gatech.EDU (MCCARTNEY,JEFFREY ELWOOD) writes: : |I'm having problems with the part of sco 2.3.2 that's not like straight : |unix. What's happening is that emailed msgs to remote systems : |(using the "remotesysid!loginid" format) don't leave my system until : |the remote systems sends something to my system. Does anybody have a : |clue as to why this is. This happens in sending to most (or maybe all) : |remote sites. : Try uncommenting the lines in /usr/spool/cron/crontabs/uucp and then : kick cron. For XENIX you should do this as follows: cd /tmp su uucp crontab -l > file_name vi file_name [edit to uncomment the lines] crontab file_name rm file_name Cron is "kicked" by reading the new file (file_name), which gets placed in "/usr/spool/cron/crontabs/uucp". : -- : Michael Stefanik, MGI Inc, Los Angeles | Opinions stated are never realistic : Title of the week: Systems Engineer | UUCP: ...!uunet!bria!mike : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : If MS-DOS didn't exist, who would UNIX programmers have to make fun of? -- Bill Irwin - The Westrheim Group - Vancouver, BC, Canada ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ uunet!van-bc!twg!bill (604) 431-9600 (voice) | Your Computer bill@twg.bc.ca (604) 430-4329 (fax) | Systems Partner
neal@mnopltd.UUCP (05/30/91)
->In an article, gt8963a@prism.gatech.EDU (MCCARTNEY,JEFFREY ELWOOD) writes:
->|I'm having problems with the part of sco 2.3.2 that's not like straight
->|unix. What's happening is that emailed msgs to remote systems
->|(using the "remotesysid!loginid" format) don't leave my system until
->|the remote systems sends something to my system. Does anybody have a
->|clue as to why this is. This happens in sending to most (or maybe all)
->|remote sites.
->
->Try uncommenting the lines in /usr/spool/cron/crontabs/uucp and then
->kick cron.
->
I don't think so. I don't even use cron for uucp. If you write outgoing
mail, uucp should exec uucico immediately as long as the relevant site in
Systems has an ok range of call times. In this regard SCO is just like all
others.
In fact, other than the optional Dialers programs, SCO uucp IS exactly like
normal Sys V HDB uucp to the casual observer.
Why don't you try a uutry -r "whatever" and see what really happens when
you do outgoing uucp?
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------bodifee@sunatb.UUCP (Peter Bodifee) (05/31/91)
In comp.unix.xenix.sco MCGARTHY "gt8963a@prism.gatech.EDU" writes: >I'm having problems with the part of sco 2.3.2 that's not like straight >unix. What's happening is that emailed msgs to remote systems >(using the "remotesysid!loginid" format) don't leave my system until >the remote systems sends something to my system. Does anybody have a >clue as to why this is. This happens in sending to most (or maybe all) >remote sites. I experience exactly the opposite. When I mail a message to a remote user as soon as I type the 'end-of-message' command in mail my modem starts dialing to send the message. I rather have mail (usually more then 1 message queued and then being send when cron calls uusched and uuxqt to send the queued mail messagen. queued mail messages. I have only connection to one other remote system and use 'Any' in the schedule field in the file Systems. My cron calls uusched and uuxqt once an hour. Can somebody put a light on this dark spot? -- Peter Bodifee UUCP: {uunet}!hp4nl!bsovax!sunatb!bodifee "UNIX is the answer, Internet: bodifee@sunatb.bsovax.UUCP what is the question?" Phone: +31 76 484848 #include <disclaimer.h> Fax: +31 76 422424 -- Peter Bodifee UUCP: {uunet}!hp4nl!bsovax!sunatb!bodifee "UNIX is the answer, Internet: bodifee@sunatb.bsovax.UUCP what is the question?" Phone: +31 76 484848 #include <disclaimer.h> Fax: +31 76 422424
chip@osh3.OSHA.GOV (Chip Yamasaki) (05/31/91)
In <234@mnopltd.UUCP> neal@mnopltd.UUCP writes: >->In an article, gt8963a@prism.gatech.EDU (MCCARTNEY,JEFFREY ELWOOD) writes: >->|I'm having problems with the part of sco 2.3.2 that's not like straight >->|unix. What's happening is that emailed msgs to remote systems >->|(using the "remotesysid!loginid" format) don't leave my system until >->|the remote systems sends something to my system. Does anybody have a >->|clue as to why this is. This happens in sending to most (or maybe all) >->|remote sites. >-> >->Try uncommenting the lines in /usr/spool/cron/crontabs/uucp and then >->kick cron. >-> >I don't think so. I don't even use cron for uucp. If you write outgoing >mail, uucp should exec uucico immediately as long as the relevant site in >Systems has an ok range of call times. In this regard SCO is just like all >others. >In fact, other than the optional Dialers programs, SCO uucp IS exactly like >normal Sys V HDB uucp to the casual observer. >Why don't you try a uutry -r "whatever" and see what really happens when >you do outgoing uucp? On my version of SCO Xeni SysV286 2.2.1 (I know, it's old), something (documentation somewhere) made me put a line that says: STARTJOB=NO in my /etc/default/uucp file. You might check for one of those. You could also try a uucico without the -r and see if it calls right away. -- -----------------------+--------------------------------------------------- Charles "Chip" Yamasaki| The opinions expressed here are my own and are not chip@oshcomm.osha.gov | supported or even generally accepted by OSHA. :-) -----------------------+---------------------------------------------------
mike@bria.UUCP (mike.stefanik) (05/31/91)
In an article, gatech!stiatl!mnopltd!neal writes: >I don't think so. I don't even use cron for uucp. If you write outgoing >mail, uucp should exec uucico immediately as long as the relevant site in >Systems has an ok range of call times. In this regard SCO is just like all >others. True enough. Our mailer will not fire up uucico off the bat; it instead waits for the next uusched (save on those phone bills, you know.) I forgot about this "uniqueness" and thought perhaps that his cron entries were hosed. >Why don't you try a uutry -r "whatever" and see what really happens when >you do outgoing uucp? Right on the money ... -- Michael Stefanik, MGI Inc, Los Angeles | Opinions stated are never realistic Title of the week: Systems Engineer | UUCP: ...!uunet!bria!mike ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If MS-DOS didn't exist, who would UNIX programmers have to make fun of?
rac@sherpa.UUCP (Roger Cornelius) (06/03/91)
From article <417@sunatb.UUCP>, by bodifee@sunatb.UUCP (Peter Bodifee): - - I experience exactly the opposite. When I mail a message to a remote user - as soon as I type the 'end-of-message' command in mail my modem starts - dialing to send the message. I rather have mail (usually more then 1 message - queued and then being send when cron calls uusched and uuxqt to send the - queued mail messages. I have only connection to one other remote system and - use 'Any' in the schedule field in the file Systems. - My cron calls uusched and uuxqt once an hour. - - Can somebody put a light on this dark spot? Creating the file `/etc/default/mail' with the line: spoolonly worked on SCO Xenix 2.3.2 (286) to prevent an immediate poll of the site. I assume it also works on the 386. If you're using a value-added mailer (e.g. smail, etc.) it may not work. -- Roger Cornelius rac@sherpa.UUCP uunet!sherpa!rac