Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!lll-lcc!rutgers!clyde!masscomp!ulowell!page From: page@ulowell.UUCP (Bob Page) Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards Subject: Re: UUCP guru needed! Message-ID: <890@ulowell.UUCP> Date: Wed, 24-Dec-86 01:07:15 EST Article-I.D.: ulowell.890 Posted: Wed Dec 24 01:07:15 1986 Date-Received: Wed, 24-Dec-86 18:46:42 EST References: <4333@mit-eddie.MIT.EDU> <1269@ncc.UUCP> <1129@decuac.DEC.COM> Reply-To: page@ulowell.UUCP (Bob Page) Organization: University of Lowell Lines: 13 Keywords: Need help with a nonfunctioning uucp... Summary: It's the modem, not the software. In his case, he has a 'smart' modem that is too smart. No matter what he tells it to do, it does what it wants to. Well, in a limited sort of way. In particular, the modem prefers 7-bit even parity mode, but UUCP does not. He is now in the process of making the modem as dumb as possible (but still be able to dial out). uucico -x9 provided the answer in this case. ..Bob -- Bob Page, U of Lowell CS Dept. ulowell!page, page@ulowell.CSNET