#: 4447 S7/Telecommunications
    17-Jun-90  18:32:56
Sb: #UUCP Beta testers wanted
Fm: Mark Griffith 76070,41
To: All

Call for UUCP beta testers:

The OS9 UUCP port is nearing completion.  To test the package as much as
possible, additional testers are needed.  Anyone wishing to become a beta
tester please read the following requirements:

    1.  You must have access to a UUCP site to test file transfers.
        You also must be able to establish a UUCP login account on this
        system, Either setting it up yourself or getting the system
        administrator to do it for you.

    2.  You must have dial-in access to your OS9 system and you must
        have a modem setup for auto-answer available at least during
        the night to receive UUCP calls.

    3.  You must be able to make some long distance phone calls, at least
        during the night, to call other UUCP testers.  The number of calls
        you are willing to make depends on how much money you can afford.
        You WILL NOT be required to make lots of calls (perhaps one or two
        a week).

    4.  You must have Pete Lyall's CRON utility, or be able to download it
        from here and implement it on your OS9 system.

    5.  You must be willing and able to replace any existing login system
        with one of two new systems to have UUCP work correctly.

    6.  You must have a mail utility, or be willing to install one of
        several available on your system.

    8.  You SHOULD have a hard disk drive, but this is not required.  A
        floppy disk system must be able to hold all the UUCP files.  A
        system using 720K disks should be fine, but a 360K system with
        only one drive will not.  In any case, a floppy based system may
        not be fast enough.

    9.  You SHOULD have the OS9 C compiler and know enough about C programming
        to be able to make minor changes if needed.  However, those without
        the compiler can still be a tester, but you'll have to settle for
        the defaults built into the UUCP package.

   10.  You must be able to work with myself and the other testers.  Anyone
        just looking for an advance copy of the port need not reply.  Source
        code will only be given out to those showing an express need.

If you need more information, post a message here, in E-Mail, or call me

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