Very Computer

Is there any way I can change the way this time limit is decided? I
actually want it to be very low (just a couple of minutes, or even zero)
instead of higher when most calls don't get through. I know the best way
to get around the problem would be to get a provider who has enough
modems, and I'm lookin at that too.

I am running Solaris 2.2 on a Sun Sparcstation IPX.

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|> Is there any way I can change the way this [uucp retry] time limit
|> is decided? I
|> actually want it to be very low (just a couple of minutes, or even zero)
|> instead of higher when most calls don't get through. I know the best way
|> to get around the problem would be to get a provider who has enough
|> modems, and I'm lookin at that too.
|>

Suppose you are trying to contact a system named foo and you are allowed to
contact it at any time of the day. Your /etc/uucp/Systems will contain a line
that begins:

        foo Any  .......

(where the dots represent the rest of the line).

To force a lower retry time amend this line so that it reads:

        foo Any;n

where n is a number representing the number of minutes to wait before re-trying.
(0 is an immediate retry).

Even if you define specific times of day for calling foo you can still suffix the
time with a ;n to define a retry time.

Hope this helps.

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