UUPOLL(8) 1990 UUPOLL(8) NNAAMMEE uupoll - poll a remote UUCP site SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS uuuuppoollll [ --gg_g_r_a_d_e ] [ --nn ] _s_y_s_t_e_m DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN _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. FFIILLEESS /usr/lib/uucp/ UUCP internal files/utilities /var/spool/uucp/ Spool directory SSEEEE AALLSSOO uucp(1), uux(1), uucico(8) Printed 7/4/90 June 1