> Which is better:
> rlogin to the uucp machine
> or
> telnet to port 540 on the uucp machine
> from the portmaster
We use Rlogin and it works spiffy...
>
> By better I mean most efficient. I know about the extra username/password
> prompt. If there a way to remove the extra username/password prompt?
You could either add your pm's IP to your hosts.equiv or put the
pm's IP in the uucp home directory. You probably have the directory set
to /var/spool/uucppublic or something. Just put your pm(s) in a file
called .rhosts...
Cheers,
Paul
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Paul Andersen paul@egate.net
System Administrator T: +1 (416) 447-8505x23
E-Gate Communications Inc. F: +1 (416) 447-6447
Toronto, Ontario P: +1 (416) 382-9316