l-devices(5) [ultrix man page]

L-devices(5)							File Formats Manual						      L-devices(5)

Name
       L-devices - devices used to connect to remote systems

Syntax
       /usr/lib/uucp/L-devices

Description
       The  utility uses the L-devices file.  The file contains information about call units and direct connections.  It is used to map specifiers
       in the file to specific devices.

       The format of each entry, with each field separated by blanks or tabs, is:

		 type line call-unit speed brand proto

       type   A device type, such as ACU or DIR.  DIR indicates that this is a direct-connect, hard-wired line.

       line   The device for the modem line or hard-wired line as named in such as cul0 or ttyab.  The special device files are assumed to  be	in
	      the directory.

       call-unit
	      The  automatic  call  unit  associated  with line, for example, cua0.  Hard-wired lines should place the device for the line in this
	      field, for example, ttyab.  The value for call-unit is usually the same as the value for line.

       speed  The line speed.

       brand  The brand name of the modem or ACU.  Acceptable brands are DF02, DF03, or DF112 (for DIGITAL modems), Ventel, Hayes, and Vadic.  For
	      direct connection, place the word direct in this field.

       proto  The preferred protocol type to use, for example, or

Examples
       Here are some typical L-devices entries:
       ACU cua0 cua0 300 DF02
       ACU cua1 cua1 1200 DF03
       ACU cua2 cua2 1200 DF112
       DIR ttyab ttyab 9600 direct

See Also
       Guide to the uucp Utility

																      L-devices(5)

L-DIALCODES(5)							File Formats Manual						    L-DIALCODES(5)

NAME

       L-dialcodes - UUCP phone number index file

DESCRIPTION

       The L-dialcodes file defines the mapping of strings from the phone number field of L.sys(5) to actual phone numbers.

       Each line in L-dialcodes has the form:

	    alpha_string  phone_number

       The two items can be separated by any number of blanks or tabs. Lines beginning with a `#' character are comments.

       A  phone  number  in  L.sys  can  be  preceded  by  an  arbitrary  alphabetic  character  string; the string is matched against the list of
       alpha_strings in L-dialcodes.  If a match is found, phone_number is substituted for it. If no match is found, the string is discarded.

       L-dialcodes is commonly used either of two ways:

       (1) The alphabetic strings are used as prefixes to denote area codes, zones, and other commonly used sequences. For example, if L-dialcodes
	   included the following lines:

	    chi  1312
	    mv	 1415

       In L.sys you could enter:

	    chivax Any ACU 1200 chi5551234  ogin:--ogin: nuucp
	    mvpyr  Any ACU 1200 mv5556001   ogin:--ogin: Uuucp

       instead of

	    chivax Any ACU 1200 13125551234  ogin:--ogin: nuucp
	    mvpyr  Any ACU 1200 14155556001  ogin:--ogin: Uuucp

       (2) All phone numbers are placed in L-dialcodes, one for each remote site.  L.sys then refers to these by name. For example, if L-dialcodes
	   contains the following lines:

	    chivax    13125551234
	    mvpyr     14155556601

       then L.sys could have:

	    chivax Any ACU 1200 chivax	ogin:--ogin: nuucp
	    mvpyr  Any ACU 1200 mvpyr	ogin:--ogin: Uuucp

       This scheme allows a site administrator to give users read access to the table of phone numbers, while still protecting the  login/password
       sequences in L.sys.

FILES

       /etc/uucp/L-dialcodes
       /etc/uucp/UUAIDS/L-dialcodes   L-dialcodes example

SEE ALSO

       uucp(1), uux(1), L.sys(5), uucico(8).

4.3 Berkeley Distribution					 October 22, 1996						    L-DIALCODES(5)