Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!rutgers!uwvax!uwmacc!uwmcsd1!ig!jade!ucbvax!sdcsvax!ucsdhub!jack!nusdhub!rwhite From: rwhite@nusdhub.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.mail.uucp Subject: Re: neighbor with two phone lines Message-ID: <289@nusdhub.UUCP> Date: Thu, 3-Dec-87 21:49:20 EST Article-I.D.: nusdhub.289 Posted: Thu Dec 3 21:49:20 1987 Date-Received: Tue, 8-Dec-87 03:04:09 EST References: <351@minya.UUCP> <1874@psivax.UUCP> Organization: National University, San Diego Lines: 27 Summary: Systems file In article <1874@psivax.UUCP>, rabbit@psivax.UUCP (Joe Kwan) writes: > Some others have suggested duplicate Systems entries. But you can > also create duplicate Devices entries. Just call them by the same name > and uucico will try one device, and if that doesn't work, it will try > the next device. This is all from memory. I haven't really done this. This will not work!!! for two reasons. 1) the requestor needs to dial a different number on the second try. 2) the search through Devices is supposed to stop after the first match. To enter a backup number, simply duplicate you Systems entry for that machine, and then change the spesifics for the second entry. The entries should be ranked from prefered first to least favorable last, as the system goes through them in order of occurance. i.e. the first entry is for an eather-net connection, second for inter- office phone call, and third for PSTN (normal) phone call. This type of thing will soon be common here as we have lan-bridges and inter-city tie lines which we use "free", but if it has to go accross a distance and the T1 is down, then we will just have to call. Rob.