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Re: Calling UUCP with -Xn option for debug (xenix 3)

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From: George Robbins
Date: Sat, 04 Jan 1986 06:30
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In article <7024@ki4pv.UUCP> tanner@ki4pv.UUCP (Tanner Andrews) writes:
>If you are using UUCP with xenix 3.0(up through 3.0b at least) you will
>probably encounter this when someone is trying to UUCP to your site for
>the first time.
>
>                                             Problem is that the "-X9"
>information is passed along to the called system.  If the called system
>is a xenix system, it will start the remote uucico with the debug flag,
>and the remote system will mix the diagnostics with the uucp handshake
>and such.
>
			   Tanner Andrews, KI4PV

I have also seen this problem when calling Xenix running on a PC/AT.
Please note that it is supposed to pass on the -x switch.  This is
intended to cause debugging information to be written to the AUDIT
file on the called System.  Unfortunately, someone at Microsoft screwed
something up, and the information is written out over the wire.

This will cause unreal pain and confusion unless you happen to have a
line monitor lying around.  I have no idea whether anyone has reported
or discussed this problem with the vendor.
-- 
George Robbins			uucp:	...!ihnp4!tapa!grr
P.O. Box 177				...!caip!unirot!grr
Lincoln U, PA  19352	[Any ideas herein are not responsible for themselves!]
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From: grr@unirot.UUCP (George Robbins)
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Subject: Re: Calling UUCP with -Xn option for debug (xenix 3)
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Date: Sat, 4-Jan-86 01:30:05 EST
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Posted: Sat Jan  4 01:30:05 1986
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