NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       Foreign - Logs contact attempts from unknown systems

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       /usr/lib/uucp/.Admin/Foreign

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       The   /usr/lib/uucp/.Admin/Foreign   file   lists   access
       attempts       by       unknown        systems.        The
       /usr/lib/uucp/remote.unknown shell script appends an entry
       to the Foreign file each time a remote  computer  that  is
       not   listed   in  the  local  /usr/lib/uucp/Systems  file
       attempts to communicate with that local system.

       Someone with superuser authority can customize entries  in
       the  Foreign  file  to fit the needs of a specific site by
       modifying the remote.unknown shell script.

EXAMPLES    [Toc]    [Back]

       The following is a sample entry in the Foreign file:

       Wed Sep 20 20:38:22 CDT 1989: call from the system merlin

       System   merlin,   which   is   not    listed    in    the
       /usr/lib/uucp/Systems file, attempted to log in on September
 20 at 10:38 p.m., but the uucp program did  not  allow
       the unknown system to log in.

FILES    [Toc]    [Back]

       Describes  access permissions for remote systems Describes
       accessible remote systems Records  contacts  from  unknown
       systems  in the Foreign file Contains the Foreign file and
       other uucp administrative files

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

       Commands: uucp(1), uudemon.cleanu(4), uux(1)

       Daemons: cron(8), uucico(8), uuxqt(1)



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