Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!ut-sally!husc6!wjh12!maynard!campbell From: campbell@maynard.BSW.COM (Larry Campbell) Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions Subject: Re: Help with UUCP Message-ID: <789@maynard.BSW.COM> Date: Mon, 29-Dec-86 20:51:30 EST Article-I.D.: maynard.789 Posted: Mon Dec 29 20:51:30 1986 Date-Received: Tue, 30-Dec-86 05:35:47 EST References: <2051@brl-adm.ARPA> Reply-To: campbell@maynard.UUCP (Larry Campbell) Organization: The Boston Software Works, Inc. Lines: 22 Keywords: uucp debugging uucico In article <2051@brl-adm.ARPA> kvancamp@ARDEC.arpa (Kenneth Van Camp -FSAC-) writes: ... > /usr/lib/uucp/uucico -r1 -x4 -ssystem >This works very nicely the first time I try it, and it has helped >immeasureably in troubleshooting my send/expect pairs in the L.sys file. >Unfortunately, this command only works once; the second time I get the error >message: > RETRY TIME (3300) NOT REACHED >which I can only get rid of by rebooting the system (or so it seems). rm the file "/usr/spool/uucp/STST.systemname", which contains the date and time of the last attempted call to "systemname". >... does anyone know what the -r1 does? The -r1 flag sets your "role" to "master". In a UUCP connection, there is a "master" who initiates the call, and the "slave", who doesn't. -- Larry Campbell The Boston Software Works, Inc. Internet: campbell@maynard.bsw.com 120 Fulton Street, Boston MA 02109 uucp: {alliant,wjh12}!maynard!campbell +1 617 367 6846 ARPA: campbell%maynard.uucp@harvisr.harvard.edu MCI: LCAMPBELL