Table of Contents

Taylor UUCP Copying Conditions
1. Introduction to Taylor UUCP
2. Invoking the UUCP Programs

2.1 Standard Options
2.2 Invoking uucp

2.2.1 uucp Description
2.2.2 uucp Options

2.3 Invoking uux

2.3.1 uux Description
2.3.2 uux Options
2.3.3 uux Examples

2.4 Invoking uustat

2.4.1 uustat Description
2.4.2 uustat Options
2.4.3 uustat Examples

2.5 Invoking uuname
2.6 Invoking uulog
2.7 Invoking uuto
2.8 Invoking uupick
2.9 Invoking cu

2.9.1 cu Description
2.9.2 cu Commands
2.9.3 cu Variables
2.9.4 cu Options

2.10 Invoking uucico

2.10.1 uucico Description
2.10.2 uucico Options

2.11 Invoking uuxqt
2.12 Invoking uuchk
2.13 Invoking uuconv
2.14 Invoking uusched

3. Installing Taylor UUCP

3.1 Compiling Taylor UUCP
3.2 Testing the Compilation
3.3 Installing the Binaries
3.4 Configuring Taylor UUCP
3.5 Testing the Installation

4. Using Taylor UUCP

4.1 Calling Other Systems
4.2 Accepting Calls
4.3 Using UUCP for Mail and News.

4.3.1 Sending mail or news via UUCP
4.3.2 Receiving mail or news via UUCP

4.4 The Spool Directory Layout

4.4.1 System Spool Directories
4.4.2 Status Directory
4.4.3 Execution Subdirectories
4.4.4 Other Spool Subdirectories
4.4.5 Lock Files in the Spool Directory

4.5 Cleaning the Spool Directory

5. Taylor UUCP Configuration Files

5.1 Configuration File Overview
5.2 Configuration File Format
5.3 Examples of Configuration Files

5.3.1 config File Examples
5.3.2 Leaf Example
5.3.3 Gateway Example

5.4 Time Strings
5.5 Chat Scripts
5.6 The Main Configuration File

5.6.1 Miscellaneous config File Commands
5.6.2 Configuration File Names
5.6.3 Log File Names
5.6.4 Debugging Levels

5.7 The System Configuration File

5.7.1 Defaults and Alternates
5.7.2 Naming the System
5.7.3 Calling Out

5.7.3.1 When to Call
5.7.3.2 Placing the Call
5.7.3.3 Logging In

5.7.4 Accepting a Call
5.7.5 Protocol Selection
5.7.6 File Transfer Control
5.7.7 Miscellaneous sys File Commands
5.7.8 Default sys File Values

5.8 The Port Configuration File
5.9 The Dialer Configuration File
5.10 UUCP Over TCP

5.10.1 Connecting to Another System Over TCP
5.10.2 Running a TCP Server

5.11 Security

6. UUCP Protocol Internals

6.1 UUCP Protocol Sources
6.2 UUCP Grades
6.3 UUCP Lock Files
6.4 Execution File Format
6.5 UUCP Protocol

6.5.1 The Initial Handshake
6.5.2 UUCP Protocol Commands

6.5.2.1 The S Command
6.5.2.2 The R Command
6.5.2.3 The X Command
6.5.2.4 The E Command
6.5.2.5 The H Command

6.5.3 The Final Handshake

6.6 UUCP `g' Protocol
6.7 UUCP `f' Protocol
6.8 UUCP `t' Protocol
6.9 UUCP `e' Protocol
6.10 UUCP `G' Protocol
6.11 UUCP `i' Protocol
6.12 UUCP `j' Protocol
6.13 UUCP `x' Protocol
6.14 UUCP `y' Protocol
6.15 UUCP `d' Protocol
6.16 UUCP `h' Protocol
6.17 UUCP `v' Protocol

7. Hacking Taylor UUCP

7.1 System Dependence
7.2 Naming Conventions
7.3 Patches

8. Acknowledgements
Concept Index
Configuration File Index