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From: Brian Whalen <bri@sonicboom.org>
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Subject: Re: Setting up UUCP 
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On Fri, 28 Sep 2001, Tony Landells wrote:

> Hey Wash!
>
> I assume you've read the recent discussion on the security problems
> of UUCP...
>
> You also understand that UUCP provides file transfer and remote
> execution; it doesn't provide logins and shells?
>
> Assuming that's what you want, then yes the "login" part of it
> involves setting up a user with a shell of /usr/libexec/uucp/uucico.
> Of course, they also need all the associated UUCP subsystem setup
> (look at the *.sample files in /etc/uucp).
>
> I still run UUCP for one particular environment, but I have to say
> that for almost every application today, it is NOT the answer (and
> I'm actually in the process of retiring it).
>
> Cheers
>
> Tony
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