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Foreign(4)


NAME

  Foreign - Logs contact attempts from unknown systems


SYNOPSIS

  /usr/lib/uucp/.Admin/Foreign


DESCRIPTION

  The /usr/lib/uucp/.Admin/Foreign file lists access attempts by unknown
  systems. The /usr/lib/uucp/remote.unknown shell script appends an entry to
  the Foreign file each time a remote computer that is not listed in the
  local /usr/lib/uucp/Systems file attempts to communicate with that local
  system.

  Someone with superuser authority can customize entries in the Foreign file
  to fit the needs of a specific site by modifying the remote.unknown shell
  script.


EXAMPLES

  The following is a sample entry in the Foreign file:

       Wed Sep 20 20:38:22 CDT 1989: call from the system merlin

  System merlin, which is not listed in the /usr/lib/uucp/Systems file,
  attempted to log in on September 20 at 10:38 p.m., but the uucp program did
  not allow the unknown system to log in.


FILES

  /usr/lib/uucp/Permissions
      Describes access permissions for remote systems

  /usr/lib/uucp/Systems
      Describes accessible remote systems

  /usr/lib/uucp/remote.unknown
      Records contacts from unknown systems in the Foreign file

  /usr/lib/uucp/.Admin/*
      Contains the Foreign file and other uucp administrative files


SEE ALSO

  Commands: uucp(1), uudemon.cleanu(4), uux(1)

  Daemons: cron(8), uucico(8), uuxqt(1)

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