4.3BSD-Reno/share/man/cat8/uupoll.0
UUPOLL(8) 1990 UUPOLL(8)
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uupoll - poll a remote UUCP site
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uuuuppoollll [ --gg_g_r_a_d_e ] [ --nn ] _s_y_s_t_e_m
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_U_u_p_o_l_l is used to force a poll of a remote system. It queues
a null job for the remote system and then invokes _u_u_c_i_c_o(8).
The following options are available:
--gg_g_r_a_d_e Only send jobs of grade _g_r_a_d_e or higher on this
call.
--nn Queue the null job, but do not invoke _u_u_c_i_c_o.
_U_u_p_o_l_l is usually run by _c_r_o_n(5) or by a user who wants to
hurry a job along. A typical entry in _c_r_o_n_t_a_b could be:
0 0,8,16 * * * daemon /usr/bin/uupoll ihnp4
0 4,12,20 * * * daemon /usr/bin/uupoll ucbvax
This will poll iihhnnpp44 at midnight, 0800, and 1600, and uuccbbvvaaxx
at 0400, noon, and 2000.
If the local machine is already running _u_u_c_i_c_o every hour
and has a limited number of outgoing modems, a more elegant
approach might be:
0 0,8,16 * * * daemon /usr/bin/uupoll -n ihnp4
0 4,12,20 * * * daemon /usr/bin/uupoll -n ucbvax
5 * * * * daemon /usr/lib/uucp/uucico -r1
This will queue null jobs for the remote sites at the top of
hour; they will be processed by _u_u_c_i_c_o when it runs five
minutes later.
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/usr/lib/uucp/ UUCP internal files/utilities
/var/spool/uucp/ Spool directory
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uucp(1), uux(1), uucico(8)
Printed 7/4/90 June 1