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There is nothing "special" about configuring & running UUCP under
Linux (any more). Accordingly, you almost certainly do *NOT* want
to be posting generic UUCP-related questions to the comp.os.linux.*
newsgroups.
Don't post in comp.os.linux hierarchy unless it's really linux specific, for
example: "What's wrong with Debian 1.2 uucp?" or "RedHat 5.0 uucp crashes
when I run it" ...
Let me repeat that.
There is virtually no reason to post anything uucp-related in the
comp.os.linux hierarchy any more. There are existing newsgroups in the
comp.mail.* hierarchy to handle *ALL* your questions.
IF YOU POST TO COMP.OS.LINUX.* FOR NON-LINUX-SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, YOU ARE
LOOKING IN THE WRONG PLACE FOR HELP. THE UUCP EXPERTS HANG OUT IN THE PLACES
INDICATED ABOVE AND GENERALLY DO NOT RUN LINUX.
POSTING TO THE LINUX HIERARCHY FOR NON-LINUX-SPECIFIC QUESTIONS WASTES YOUR
TIME AND EVERYONE ELSE'S AND IT FREQUENTLY DELAYS YOU FROM GETTING THE ANSWER
TO YOUR QUESTION.
The GOOD PLACE is comp.mail.uucp since you can get answers for most of
your UUCP questions.
There is a Taylor UUCP mailing list.
To join (or get off) the list, send mail to
taylor-uucp-request@gnu.ai.mit.edu
This request goes to a person, not to a program, so please make sure that you
include the address at which you want to receive mail in the text of the
message.
To send a message to the list, send it to
taylor-uucp@gnu.ai.mit.edu
There is plenty of exceptional material provided in the other Linux HOWTO
documents & from the Linux DOC project.
In particular, you might want to take a look at the following:
- on your own computer in /usr/doc/uucp & /usr/info/uucp* :-)
- the Linux Networking Administrators' Guide
- the Serial Communications HOWTO
- the Ethernet HOWTO
- the News HOWTO
- the Mail HOWTO
HDB & V2 versions of UUCP are documented in about every vendor's
documentation as well as in almost all *nix communications books.
Taylor config. files are currently only documented in the info files provided
with the sources (& in your distribution hopefully).
The following is a non-inclusive set of books that will help.
-
"Managing UUCP & USENET" from O'Reilly & Associates is in my
opinion the best book out there for figuring out the programs & protocols
involved in being a USENET site.
-
"Unix Communications" from The Waite Group contains a nice
description of all the pieces (& more) & how they fit together.
-
"Practical Unix Security" from O'Reilly & Associates has a
nice discussion of how to secure UUCP.
-
"The Internet Complete Reference" from Osborne is a fine
reference book that explains the various services available on Internet & is
a great source for information on news, mail & various other Internet
resources.
- "
The Linux Networking Administrators' Guide " from Olaf Kirch of
the Linux DOC Project is available on the net & is also published by (at
least) O'Reilly & SSC. It makes a fine one-stop shopping to learn
about everything you ever imagined you'd need to know about Unix networking.
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