gt0655b@prism.gatech.EDU (HAARBAUER) (02/05/91)
Could someone tell me breifly what AmigaUUCP is and what it can do for me?
And also, could someone direct me to where I can find info on mail servers?
My problem is that I'm about to transfer schools and thus likely lose
access to a UNIX host mainframe. So I'd like to find out about echo mail,
how to use mail servers to replace ftp, keep access to newsgroups, etc.
-eh
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Internet: gt0655b@prism.gatech.eduzerkle@iris.ucdavis.edu (Dan Zerkle) (02/06/91)
In article <21249@hydra.gatech.EDU> gt0655b@prism.gatech.EDU (HAARBAUER) writes: >Could someone tell me breifly what AmigaUUCP is and what it can do for me? UUCP stands for "Unix to Unix copy". It is a rusty, slow, old procedure that Unix machines, many years ago, used to transfer files back and forth. For some reason, it is still widely used. Now, however, instead of simply copying files to another machine (which you can still do), this system is used to transfer electronic mail and Usenet messages. There are a couple versions of UUCP for the Amiga. There is at least one version that you can get for free. When you have UUCP installed on your machine, it sits there on your machine (which should be left turned on all the time) and waits for someone to call its modem. If you have an agreement with some other machine (probably a Unix machine of some sort with good connections), you can send mail and Usenet news between the two machines. In other words, your machine can now get mail and Usenet just like a major university machine. Well, not JUST like the university, but close enough. The hard part is finding some system with good connections to give you a feed. If you can't find one, there is a system or two that you can pay to give you a feed.... The other problem is that if you want a complete feed of Usenet, you'll need a fast, expensive modem and lots of disk space. If you can convince your feed to send only the groups you want, it works out better (this is one of the reasons for splitting comp.sys.amiga into smaller groups). Dan Zerkle zerkle@iris.eecs.ucdavis.edu (916) 754-0240 Amiga... Because life is too short for boring computers.
david@twg.com (David S. Herron) (02/15/91)
In article <8321@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu> zerkle@iris.ucdavis.edu (Dan Zerkle) writes: >In article <21249@hydra.gatech.EDU> gt0655b@prism.gatech.EDU (HAARBAUER) writes: >>Could someone tell me breifly what AmigaUUCP is and what it can do for me? > >UUCP stands for "Unix to Unix copy". It is a rusty, slow, old >procedure that Unix machines, many years ago, used to transfer files >back and forth. Ahem.. I get greater than 10KBaud between my A2000 (straight standard old processor) and the 386-clone-with-unix in my office. That's purty darn fast for over normal phone lines. But then if you try comparing it with with speeds we get on our ethernet ... (You didn't say what you were comparing against..) > For some reason, it is still widely used. Must be because 1) comes free with many many machines, and 2) it still does a very good job at what it was designed for; file transfers and command execution between intermittently connected systems. The features which UUCP provides are: file transfer command execution, optionally in with an associated file transfer capable of supporting many different transfer protocols within the same program, in case you have more mediums around than modems. later versions have a very high degree of security and can give differing capabilities to different UUCP neighbors. That is, "later versions" of the Unix UUCP. On top of this is built a worldwide electronic mail & conferencing network, that was in existance long before FidoNet first barked. Pretty darn good for a rusty old program, eh? David -- <- David Herron, an MMDF & WIN/MHS guy, <david@twg.com> <- Formerly: David Herron -- NonResident E-Mail Hack <david@ms.uky.edu> <- <- MS-DOS ... The ultimate computer virus.