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# The Linux UUCP HOWTO

## Guylhem Aznar `<guylhem at metalab.unc.edu>`

v2.0.1, 2001-12-01

This document describes the setup, care & feeding of UUCP under Linux. You need to read this if you plan to connect to remote sites via UUCP via a modem, via a direct-connection, or via Internet. You probably do *not* need to read this document if don't talk UUCP or if you don't know what it means.

## 1. Introduction, copyright & standard disclaimer

- 1.1 Email & spamming
- 1.2 Goals
- 1.3 New versions
- 1.4 Feedback
- 1.5 Copyright
- 1.6 Limited warranty

## 2. Other sources of information

- 2.1 USENET
- 2.2 Mailing Lists
- 2.3 Other documents from LDP
- 2.4 Books

## 3. Requirements

- 3.1 Hardware
- 3.2 Software

## 4. Setting up the config files

- 4.1 Installing config. files
- 4.2 "Poll" file
- 4.3 "call" file
- 4.4 "config" file
- 4.5 "crontab" file
- 4.6 "dial" file
- 4.7 "passwd" file
- 4.8 "port" file
- 4.9 "sys" file
- 4.10 Now let's test all this
- 4.11 Additional informations

## 5. It doesn't work - now what?

## 6. Frequently Asked Questions about Linux UUCP

- 6.1 Why is all the info here for UUCPs configured in "Taylor" rather than
- 6.2 Why do I get "timeout" on connections when I upgraded to uucp-1.04?
- 6.3 Why doesn't HDB anonymous uucp seem to work?
- 6.4 What does "no matching ports found" mean?
- 6.5 What are known good config files for HDB mode?
- 6.6 Getting uucico to call alternate numbers

## 7. Acknowledgements

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