Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site pegasus.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!houxm!hogpc!pegasus!sherm From: sherm@pegasus.UUCP Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: Re: Help needed with uux and uucp through two machines Message-ID: <1028@pegasus.UUCP> Date: Sat, 3-Mar-84 23:19:45 EST Article-I.D.: pegasus.1028 Posted: Sat Mar 3 23:19:45 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 4-Mar-84 07:37:43 EST References: heurikon.246 <527@pitt.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Information Systems, Lincroft NJ Lines: 23 The capability of uucp'ing through multiple machines is in System V. The syntax is exactly as the author of the original question suggested, (uucp macha!machb!machc!~/user will put a file in the user's subdirectory of the public directory). Only forwarding to the public directory is permitted. Uucp spools a temporary file on the intermediate machine, then sends it to the next with (possibly) another forwarding path. In order for this to work, the uucp on all intermediate machines must understand the forwarding syntax. Therefore, you can only forward (now) through other machines also running System V. As the manual page says, you must be sure that all intermediate machines are willing to forward uucp traffic. According to some documentation (not the man page), forwarding is on by default to everywhere. However, on my system, a recent release of the uucp code implements it such that forwarding is denied by default unless a machine is specifically listed in a forwarding file. This isn't documented as a security feature, so it might just be a mistake. However it does allow forwarding to any machines listed in the forwarding file. Paul Sherman ATT-ISL ...!ihnp4!pegasus!phoenix!sherm