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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msunews!uwm.edu!math.ohio-state.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!peernews.demon.co.uk!demon!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!not-for-mail From: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (Brian Somers) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.bugs Subject: Re: uucico/cu/tip tty locking Date: 4 Feb 1995 02:13:37 -0000 Organization: None Lines: 27 Message-ID: <3gunsh$44m@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> References: <WCP.95Jan31171003@lpds.lpds.com> <3gmmmt$b31@agate.berkeley.edu> X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Jordan K. Hubbard (jkh@violet.berkeley.edu) wrote: : In article <WCP.95Jan31171003@lpds.lpds.com>, : Walter C. Pelissero <wcp@lpds.sublink.org> wrote: : >While configuring flexfax on a brand new FreeBSD 2.0 box, I found that : >the uucp package (Taylor 1.0.5) that comes with the os is configured : >with SysV style locks, while tip uses BSD style. : > : >Before I start recompiling uucico with BSD locks, does anyone know : >which one should be the standard style for uucp lock files under : >FreeBSD 2.0? : Actually, I think the general concensus is to throw the tip that comes : with FreeBSD away and use what's in /usr/src/gnu/libexec/uucp/cu :-) : Jordan Along the same lines, are there any plans to have a UUCP locking option for slattach ? I'm having some serious kernel trap problems with pppd where I used to always use slattach. I need to use this now because slattach will not co-operate UUCP style with packages such as flexfax. ???? -- Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....