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1.1 root 1: .TL
2: UUCP conversion woes
3: .AU
4: Norman Wilson
5: .Bh
6: Introduction
7: .PP
8: For the past year or so,
9: various machines in and near Center 1127
10: have been using a version of
11: .I uucp
12: written locally by
13: Robert T. Morris.
14: For support reasons,
15: this version is being replaced
16: by
17: the latest USG
18: .I uucp ,
19: called ``honey danber''
20: after its authors.
21: .PP
22: This memo is meant to be
23: an overview of
24: the important differences
25: between the `old'
26: .I uucp
27: system
28: and the `new' one.
29: It is not an exhaustive study,
30: merely a list of likely trouble spots
31: and compatibility problems.
32: Nor is it a complete description
33: of honey danber.
34: For more information,
35: see the manual pages
36: for the various programs,
37: and the papers listed at the end.
38: .PP
39: An arbitrarily deep familiarity
40: with the lore of
41: .I uucp
42: is assumed throughout.
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