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From: Kyonshi <gmkeros@gmail.com>
Newsgroups: comp.mail.uucp
Subject: Re: Active UUCP networks
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2024 09:15:15 +0100
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On 11/15/2024 5:50 AM, jayjwa wrote:
> On Sun, 10 Nov 2024 01:54:31 +0100, kyonshi wrote:
> 
>> Are there still active UUCP networks
> Yes, I have Linux (Taylor), Solaris (HDB), OpenVMS (DECUS), Minix3
> (Taylor) and Windows NT (UUPC) connected. Linux and OpenVMS are always up,
> the others occasionally. I've routed files and mail, but never news.
> 
> I need to get Sendmail on Minix3 so it can receive mail as well, but so
> far no luck.
> 

we had some success with sending mail once it was configured alright. In 
hindsight though getting news to work was less troublesome once I 
understood how INN worked. There most of the work is done for you once 
you put in the right configuration. Routing tables on postfix were worse.