UUCP'ing onto full filesystems

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From: utzoodecvaxharponpoisaliceresear...
Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1982 22:10

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When uucp tries to write onto a full filesystem (the filesystem
on the receiving end is full), it creates a zero-length file,
but then it reports that the job has succeeded and removes it
from the queue of the transmitting system.  Unless you actually
look at the results on the receiving end, you would think that
the transfer really did occur and would go to bed feeling safe
and secure...

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From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!npois!alice!research!sjb
Newsgroups: net.bugs.uucp
Title: UUCP'ing onto full filesystems
Article-I.D.: research.266
Posted: Wed Jun 30 22:10:24 1982
Received: Thu Jul  1 06:34:29 1982
Subject: UUCP'ing onto full filesystems
Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1982 22:10:24 +0000
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