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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

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

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