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Subject: Re: 386bsd 'tip' probs and Xfree86
From: warelock@netlink.cts.com (Tom Zacharoff)
Message-ID: <yPDVZB1w165w@netlink.cts.com>
References: <1993Feb26.201146.20262@mcshub.dcss.mcmaster.ca>
Date: Wed, 03 Mar 93 20:16:21 PST
Organization: NetLink Online Communications, San Diego CA
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dsantry@maccs.mcmaster.ca (Doug Santry) writes:

> I just installed 386bsd and have been trying to use 'tip' to no avail.
> Everytime I try 'tip 570-1889' I get the following message :
> 
> lock open : No such file or directory
> all ports busy
> 
> Even if I fool with 'remote' and 'phones' I always get 'unknown host' message
> .  How do I get tip to work?  Also I don't want all the NFS stuff, which dire
> tories can I safely delete?

I get the same thing. I don't know how to fix it.

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