NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       Data - Contains data to be sent to remote systems

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       /usr/spool/uucp/LocalSystemName/D.SystemNamexxxx###

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       Data  (D.*)  files  contain  the data to be sent to remote
       systems by the uucp uucico daemon. The full pathname of  a
       data file is a form of the following: /usr/spool/uucp/SystemName/D.SystemNamexxxx###


       where the SystemName directory and the SystemName  portion
       of  the  file name indicate the name of the remote system.
       The xxxx### notation is the hexadecimal sequence number of
       the  Command  (C.*)   file associated with that data file;
       for example, D.venus471afd8.

       After a set period of time (specified by the uusched  daemon),
  the  uucico  daemon  transfers the data file to the
       designated system.  It places the original data file in  a
       subdirectory   of   the   uucp  spooling  directory  named
       /usr/spool/uucp/SystemName, where the SystemName directory
       is  named  for the computer that is transmitting the file,
       and creates a Temporary (TM.*)  file to hold the  original
       data file.

       After  receiving  the  entire file, the uucp program takes
       one of three actions: If the file was sent with  the  uucp
       command  and  there were no transfer problems, the program
       immediately renames the TM.*  file  with  the  appropriate
       data filename, such as D.venus471afd8, and sends it to the
       specified destination.  If the file was sent with the uuto
       command,  the uucp program also renames the temporary data
       file with the appropriate D.*  filename.  It  then  places
       the  data file in the public directory /usr/spool/uucppublic,
 where the user receives the data file and handles  it
       with  one  of  the  uupick command options.  If there were
       transfer problems (such as a failed login or  an  unavailable
  device),  the  temporary  data  file  remains in the
       spooling  subdirectory.   The  uudemon.cleanu  command,  a
       shell  script, removes these files automatically at specified
 intervals, or they can be removed manually.

FILES    [Toc]    [Back]

       Describes accessible remote systems Contains uucp command,
       data,  and  execute  files  Contain  instructions for file
       transfers Store data files  temporarily  after  they  have
       been transferred to a remote system Contain files that the
       uucp program has transferred

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

       Daemons: uucico(8), uusched(8), uuxqt

       Commands: uucp(1), uupick(1), uuto(1), uux(1), uudemon(4)



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