Date: Mon, 4 Sep 95 18:45:54 EDT From: Snuffles@kew.com Subject: UUPC-Info-Request Digest 1995 #30 To: uupc-info-digest@kew.com Message-ID: Reply-To: UUPC-Info-Request@kew.com UUPC-Info-Request Digest Mon, 4 Sep 95 Volume 1995: Issue 30 Today's Topics: About installation Can't make regsetup for UUPC 1.12n for NT (2 msgs) filesize Having UUPC answer calls; Running under Windows 3.11 OS/2's Sendmail (2 msgs) Pegasus Mail Reply-To address Postscript files (2 msgs) Problem with rnews in 1.12n regsetup causes A Setup uupc Timezone question (4 msgs) UUCICO and WAFFLE ~ 12000 line ACTIVE file To subscribe to UUPC-Info-Digest, send the command in the body of a message to listserv@kew.com: subscribe uupc-info-Digest To signoff from UUPC-Info-Digest, use "signoff" instead of "subscribe". You can also send an "index" to the listserv to get an index of back issues and other files available for retrieval. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 1 Sep 1995 13:06:23 +0200 From: ana@dvnet.es Subject: About installation To: UUPC/Extended mailing list ¡Hi! I'm trying to install UUPC on my Advanced Windows NT Server. I tried to download the files from the Web page that is accesible from the one of Microsoft but they were not accesible. I made an ftp to the address that you can get from the Web page and I saw there is a 1.12n release of UUCP extended. There is also a 1.12k version which is older I think. Which one is the best? And most important, there too many files in that directories. Which files should I collect for an Advanced Windows NT Server? Thank you ana@dvnet.es ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 31 Aug 95 16:47:32 PDT From: axo@stoli.ims.intel.com Subject: Can't make regsetup for UUPC 1.12n for NT To: UUPC/Extended mailing list I can't make regsetup.exe for UUPC/Extendeed 1.12n for Windows NT 3.51 server. Every time when I run regsetup -c or regsetup -s, I get application error message and DrWatson make error log file, which I can't parse. So NT Regestry does not contain UUCP/Extended key and and I thing it cause the problem with UUPCDLL.DLL Cound anyone hint me decision? Thank you, Alexander Ovchinnikov Intel, Moscow ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 31 Aug 95 16:47:32 PDT From: axo@stoli.ims.intel.com Subject: Can't make regsetup for UUPC 1.12n for NT To: UUPC/Extended mailing list I can't make regsetup.exe for UUPC/Extendeed 1.12n for Windows NT 3.51 server. Every time when I run regsetup -c or regsetup -s, I get application error message and DrWatson make error log file, which I can't parse. So NT Regestry does not contain UUCP/Extended key and and I thing it cause the problem with UUPCDLL.DLL Cound anyone hint me decision? Thank you, Alexander Ovchinnikov Intel, Moscow ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 30 Aug 1995 08:10:31 -0400 From: Software@kew.com Subject: filesize To: UUPC/Extended mailing list On 22 Aug 1995 11:28:00 +0200, "Stefan Buchhold" wrote: > Please tell me, if it is possible to transmit the filesize of the > transmittet file. If don't, is it possible to implement this in one of the > following releases ? > > It's a fine thing and my CrossPoint supports it, but UUPC/extended always > says : Invalid Option "-N" ! > > BTW : I use UUPC/extended 1.12n It's not possible at this time. It's a Taylor UUCP extension, BTW, and opens up the ability, to reject a file which will fill your disk. This makes it very desirable (to process both sending and receiving). I just haven't had time to do it properly, and won't in the next release or two. it's on the list ... -- Drew Derbyshire UUPC/extended e-mail: software@kew.com Telephone: 617-641-3452 "Don't hand me no lines and keep your hands to yourself!" ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 31 Aug 1995 23:15:25 -0400 From: wieringa@xroads.com Subject: Having UUPC answer calls; Running under Windows 3.11 To: UUPC/Extended mailing list I ran a uucp mail server off an Amiga 3000 until recently when it decided to take a rest. I've set up several systems using UUPC (using an older DOS version - I want to say 1.11x?) to poll the Amiga system, but I've never made one answer. I "recently" grabbed 1.12k for DOS and Windows, and I believe I have it set up to immitate what the Amiga did. The problem is, I'd rather not have to dedicate the DOS machine to solely running UUPOLL (and I'd rather not install OS/2 at the moment). I'm hoping that by installing the Windows version of UUPOLL and UUCICO (actually the entire contents of UPC12KWx.ZIP, where x=1 or 2) in \winbin, I can run UUPOLL and then let someone run MS Word at the same time. Will that work? Currently, I've done that, but at the moment can't test it. One problem is when I run \winbin\uupoll.exe under Windows it says it's executing uucico, but then it doesn't procede (under DOS, it uucico then displays a third line of output about how long it's going to wait). I'm calling uupoll with the "-r 0" parameter. Any input is appreciated. dave --- Dave Wieringa wieringa@xroads.com Pheonix, AZ (recently moved from MI) http://www.cps.msu.edu/~wieringa ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 01 Sep 1995 16:48:38 -0400 From: kent@lundberg.com Subject: OS/2's Sendmail To: UUPC/Extended mailing list Is anyone using OS/2's sendmail with UUPC? How do you have it set up? I assume that there is just a one line entry in the sendmail.cf file that makes it deliver mail through UUPC's rmail.exe, but how do you get UUPC to send outgoing mail through sendmail? Does anyone have configuration files for this? Also, is there anyone out there who is using Zmail for the User Agent? -- Kent Lundberg voice 617 647 1581 kent@lundberg.com, klund@mit.edu fax 617 647 1786 ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 3 Sep 95 13:43:12 +0200 From: rommel@ars.de Subject: OS/2's Sendmail To: UUPC/Extended mailing list You (kent@lundberg.com) wrote: > > Is anyone using OS/2's sendmail with UUPC? How do you have it set I do since a few weeks. > up? I assume that there is just a one line entry in the sendmail.cf > file that makes it deliver mail through UUPC's rmail.exe, but how That is right, the Mlocal mailer. > do you get UUPC to send outgoing mail through sendmail? Does anyone > have configuration files for this? I am currently working on an outgoing gateway program which is working already. However, I am still polishing it a bit. Kai Uwe Rommel PS: Please note my e-mail address change. -- /* Kai Uwe Rommel ARS Computer & Consulting GmbH, Muenchen, Germany * * rommel@ars.de CompuServe 100265,2651, Fax +49 89 324 4524 * * rommel@leo.org (ftp.leo.org:/pub/comp/os/os2 maintenance) */ DOS ... is still a real mode only non-reentrant interrupt handler, and always will be. -Russell Williams ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Sep 1995 13:00:12 GMT+1200 From: KDK@PHOBOS.taranaki.ac.nz Subject: Pegasus Mail Reply-To address To: UUPC/Extended mailing list How do I change the reply-to address in snuupm? Kerry Koppert k.koppert@taranaki.ac.nz ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Aug 1995 22:19:08 -0700 (PDT) From: johana!tsw@isp.net Subject: Postscript files To: uupc-info@kew.com Despite several attempts (on different printers and with different software, I get an error message when trying to send a postscript file to a LaserWriter. Facts..... Original file: upc12bap.zip (obtained from ftp.clarkson.edu) Example of 'unzipped' file: 'ADVANCED.PS' Laserprinter(s) used: Apple LaserWriter Plus, HP Laserjet 4 Software used Laserwriter Font Utility (it has an option to download postscript files). I used a couple of other ones for the HP printer, same results. Error messages: (pasted verbatim from the error message (log) file): %%[ Error: undefined; OffendingCommand: ]%% %%[ Flushing: rest of job (to end-of-file) will be ignored ]%% OK, I'm a fool, but I've printed several documents this way (notably some GNU stuff) and I get no errors. I've tried stripping off the extra 's with no luck. Do I need some magic file before I send off the file in question. I figured that nice PostScript formatted files would be "real nice" to look at and I wouldn't need to frotz around with such mundane things like overstrikes and the like. Any clues?? ...thanks -- Tom Watson tsw@johana.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 Aug 1995 17:41:46 +1000 (EST) From: cbrady@ind.tansu.com.au Subject: Postscript files To: UUPC/Extended mailing list On Mon, 28 Aug 1995 johana!tsw@isp.net wrote: > Despite several attempts (on different printers and with different > software, I get an error message when trying to send a postscript file > to a LaserWriter. There's a good article in a recent Byte magazine about all the Bad Things that PC/Mac applications do with PostScript. I'm just fetching the file you had trouble with. If I notice anything obviously wrong with it, I'll post to the list again - if I don't, I won't. Charlie Brady - Telecom Aust |internet: cbrady@ind.tansu.com.au Network Products |Snail : Locked Bag 6581, GPO Sydney 2001 Australia Platform Technologies |Physical : Lvl 9, 320 Pitt St, Sydney 2000 IN-Sub Unit - Sydney | Phone: +61 2 395 3396 Fax: +61 2 395 3225 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 31 Aug 95 02:19:27 PDT From: axo@stoli.ims.intel.com Subject: Problem with rnews in 1.12n To: UUPC/Extended mailing list I have installed UUPC/extended 1.12n and NNS X2.06 to get news through dial-up line. When I get news from my newsfeeder ( Unixware INN ) UUPC can't process it. The rnews.log file has following messages: rnews: UUCP/extended 1.12n ............... execute: Cannot redirect input form C:\temp\uupc00** C:\temp\uupc00**: No such file or directory uux command failed with status -2 rnews aborting at line 130 in file news\rnews.c Can anyone explain me what going on? what's wrong? What options I have to state in UUPC.RC in order to rnews can work together with NNS? Now there is no documantation for UUPC 1.12n. Thank you in advance. I will appreciate any hint. Alexander Ovchinnikov Intel, Moscow ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 Aug 1995 17:35:26 -0400 (EDT) From: neal@cpcug.org Subject: regsetup causes A To: UUPC/Extended mailing list regsetup causes application error unable to execute with NT 3.5.1 Does anyone else have a fix for this. Have tried regsetup with the diffrent options and they all case problems. ------------------------------ Date: 30 Aug 95 02:22:55 EDT From: 100660.626@compuserve.com Subject: Setup uupc To: UUPC/Extended mailing list Hi! What are the correct procedures for setting up uupc/extended 1.12n for Windows NT. The documentation I've seen is for 1.12b. The reason for the question is when I'm trying to register with regsetup -c I'm getting an aplication error. I'm running Win NT 3.51 Thanks in advance Niels ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Aug 1995 11:27:02 GMT0BST From: LISTUSER@omico.om.org Subject: Timezone question To: UUPC/Extended mailing list Dear Drew, > Date sent: Fri, 11 Aug 1995 18:00:36 -0400 > From: uupcinfo@kew.com I have a question on how to set the TZ environment variable. I am not asking for the format, my problem is if to use positive or negative numbers. The UUPC manual says: SET TZ=EST5 Eastern Standard Time, but no daylight savings change SET US Pacific Standard Time, 8 hours TZ=PST8PDT behind GMT The SNUUPM manual gives the help text from the BC++ compiler which clearly says that west of GMT you must use positive numbers. So, both manuals give the same information. In opposition to that I found that people in the States use negative numbers in their header lines (like you do). Now, what is right? How do you explain the different information? I am really curious about that ;-) Regards, Dirk -- Operation Mobilisation, International Computer Office The Quinta, Weston Rhyn, Oswestry, Shropshire SY10 7LT, England Tel. +44 1691 773388, Fax +44 1691 778378 Email postmaster@omico.om.org ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 Aug 1995 18:07:20 GMT0BST From: listuser@omico.om.org Subject: Timezone question To: UUPC/Extended mailing list To all who have participated in the discussion about the right timezone setting for UUPC: Thank you for all your input. I have finally solved the problem. Basically all your replies said that UUPC does not simply paste the contents of the TZ variable to the message headers, but it converts it. Here is an example: If the TZ variable contains "EST5EDT", the header would contain "-0400". This is logical. My problem was that in _my_ setup this would not happen. The contents of the TZ variable would simply be pasted to the message headers, without any processing. The reason for that is that my frontend software behaves differently than UUPC's MAIL.EXE. It just copies the contents of the TZ variable to the headers without processing it. The problem remains that I can not use MAIL.EXE and Pmail alternatively on the same system without changing the TZ variable, because if I was in the States for example, it would have to be positive for MAIL.EXE and negative for Pmail. Regards, Dirk -- Operation Mobilisation, International Computer Office The Quinta, Weston Rhyn, Oswestry, Shropshire SY10 7LT, England Tel. +44 1691 773388, Fax +44 1691 778378 Email postmaster@omico.om.org ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 Aug 1995 15:41:46 PDT From: Mark@BelServ.COM Subject: Timezone question To: UUPC/Extended mailing list On 29 Aug 95 at 18:07, Dirk wrote: > The problem remains that I can not use MAIL.EXE and Pmail alternatively > on the same system without changing the TZ variable, because if I was in > the States for example, it would have to be positive for MAIL.EXE and > negative for Pmail. In response to email that I and probably others sent to the author of Pegasus last year, you can go in under File-Advanced settings and place whatever literal string you want in the timezone field. This isn't a great solution because it requires you to change the string manually when daylight savings time changes, but at least it solves the problem. I believe this is only available on Pegasus version 2.xxx. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 30 Aug 1995 10:08:14 +0200 From: scm@silver.wcape.school.za Subject: Timezone question To: UUPC/Extended mailing list On 29 Aug 95 at 18:07, listuser@omico.om.org wrote: > The problem remains that I can not use MAIL.EXE and Pmail alternatively > on the same system without changing the TZ variable, because if I was in > the States for example, it would have to be positive for MAIL.EXE and > negative for Pmail. UUPC does have provision for putting the tz= in a .RC file, but there was a bug which stopped this from working properly. In 1.12o (when it comes out), you should be able to set the UUPC timezone in UUPC.RC, and set the DOS TZ to a value which can be used literally (as PMail DOS uses it). A future version of PMail DOS should also behave differently, so ultimately you may not need the environment var. TZ at all. For the moment you have to switch values of TZ when running PMail or UUPC. Regards Stephen --- Stephen Marquard, scm@silver.wcape.school.za 12 Silverdale, Pinelands 7405, Cape Town, SA ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 30 Aug 1995 08:01:28 -0400 From: Software@kew.com Subject: UUCICO and WAFFLE To: UUPC/Extended mailing list This is general interest, so I am cc'ing to the list. On Mon, 28 Aug 1995 21:40:36, "Udo van den Heuvel" wrote: > Could you please make UUPC's UUCICO (switchable!) Waffle-compatible? > > It's not that hard to do (I guess), there's enough info available > (shall I send you some?) and I'd even like to pay for some decent > working UUCICO for Warp. You don't say how or why. I presume you mean the spool format, however. While it is not a unreasonable request, the short answer is no, in any case. The main reason being the current spool format works, and I already have to take care in how much code I load into UUCICO. There are also time considerations, as in lack of. I would much rather get people to write programs to use the external interfaces (queue commands via UUX and accept them via UUXQT driven programs with the data to be processed on standard in), rather then looking in the internals of the spool directory. Then the programs would work with FSUUCP, Taylor UUCP, Waffle, or whatever. -ahd- -- Drew Derbyshire UUPC/extended e-mail: software@kew.com Telephone: 617-641-3452 "CP SHUTDOWN" is "Miller Time" spelled sideways. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 26 Aug 1995 23:38:11 -0400 From: Software@kew.com Subject: ~ 12000 line ACTIVE file To: UUPC/Extended mailing list To expand on my earlier comment about newsrun running slow with ~ 12000 ACTIVE file... The ACTIVE groups file in UUPC/extended 1.12n is loaded and accessed via a singly linked list. This is effective for active files under ~ 250 entries, but it is not surprising you see problem with >> 1000. One thing which will affect you is the memory optimizing string allocation routines; they presume a low number of unique string allocations, which you are clearly violating. Thus, I suggest you disable that with the line: options=speedovermemory I rewrote the ACTIVE list access into a simple tree this week. The format is the same as the newgroups themselves, meaning the search for a news group the program not compare more than the number of unique names at each level in the tree below you. This is fairly fast for lookups single insertions and dumping, but slower loading. I'll need to optimize that (remembering the last insert location the tree), and then I can probably include it in 1.12o. -- Drew Derbyshire UUPC/extended e-mail: software@kew.com Telephone: 617-641-3452 "Nuke the users and let $VK0 sort them out" -ahd-, misquoted ------------------------------ End of UUPC-Info-Request Digest ******************************