Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!mandrill!neoucom!wtm
From: wtm@neoucom.UUCP (Bill Mayhew)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.att
Subject: Re: problems with vanilla v3.51 uucp on 3b1
Summary: check RS-232 wiring -- I agree the uucp docs are trash
Message-ID: <854@neoucom.UUCP>
Date: 17 Dec 87 22:59:37 GMT
References: <8712111822.AA04054@decwrl.dec.com>
Organization: Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine
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The DIR uucp connection only needs to have pins 2, 3, and 7. If
everything else is left unconnected, the unused signals are pulled
high at the 3B1's connector. Release 3.51 does support xon/xoff
flow control. If the DEC machine isn't pulling the DSR and DCD
leads (pins 4 and 6) high, the 3B1 will probably get mad and not
connect.
The incorrect signals might not affect the operation of cu.
I have a Telebit modem on tty000. I lied to L.sys and inittab that
it was a direct to host connection. Of course, the telebit does
provide athe full set of signals. It is wired by a straight cable.
I use the send/expect tokens in L.sys to program the Telebit, as it
is much easier than using modemcap. <>
I also agree that the included uucp docs are utter cr*p. Rather
surprising, since AT&T is a telecommunications company. The
programmers's reference has a reasonable description of what a uucp
network is, but does not inform on how to implement it. AT&T
suggested ordering the "Basic Networking Utilities" manual for the
3B2 to use with the 3B1's uucp. I'm not sure it applies, though.
There is an "electronic mail utility" available for the 3B1, but
nobody has been able to give an adequate description of what it is.
I have to assume the worst that it is just some awful user agent
monstrosity. I don't want to ante the $250 unless I can find out
what it is. Were it HDB, I'd be willing to shell out the bucks.
--Bill