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From: Borax Man <rotflol2@hotmail.com>
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Subject: Re: UUCP connections only when remote is online
Date: Sat, 3 May 2025 11:02:06 -0000 (UTC)
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On 2025-05-03, Marco Moock <mm@dorfdsl.de> wrote:
> On 03.05.2025 01:29 Uhr Borax Man wrote:
>
>> The problem is, once B receives the file, it tries to send it to C,
>> which may not be online.  It just tries and fails, as soon as it
>> receives it.
>
> What does fail mean?
>
> Doesn't it queue the file to try later?
>

Good question.

The log file /var/log/uucp/Log states

uucico DesktopMachine - (2025-05-03 20:58:00.03 14603) Calling system DesktopMachine (port TCP)
uucico DesktopMachine - (2025-05-03 20:58:22.06 14603) ERROR: connect: No route to host


DesktopMachine is playing the role of "C".  At the moment its not powered up.

It may try again later.  As long as it tries at some point when the
machine is up, it will work.  I'll test that out.

>> Can UUCP be configered to 'test' periodically when C is online, then
>> send then, or alternatively, can C ping B and get it to send the file?
>
> If that is TCP, such a test should be possible.
>
>

I was wondering whether UUCP had this functionality.