UUCP (Unix-to-Unix Copy) is a great way to get your mail and news, even without a stable or static Internet connection.

• Know your uuname (run uname -n)
• Post a message on <REQUEST>

Configuration files are typically located in /etc/uucp, but the location varies from OS to OS. In FreeBSD if you installed freebsd-uucp from ports the configuration files will be at /usr/local/etc/uucp.

The main file you need to edit is the sys file. A sample of the sys config file you could use is as follows:

  system          sdf
  alias           mx
  address         uucp.sdf.org
  call-login      Uusername
  call-password   Password
  time            Any
  port            TCP
  chat ""         \d\d\r\c login: \d\L word: \P
  protocol        t
  myname          your_uname

You will also need a config file.

  nodename uyour_name
  spool /var/spool/uucp
  pubdir /var/spool/uucppublic
  logfile /var/log/uucp/Log
  statfile /var/log/uucp/Stats            # The UUCP statistics file
  debugfile /var/log/uucp/Debug           # The UUCP debugging file

And a port file.

  port TCP
  type tcp

TODO …

You can poll SDF manually by running uucico sdf, or more likely for long term usage a cron job running every so often.

An example crontab line for polling every 15 minutes would be:

  */15 * * * * /usr/sbin/uucico -s sdf

  uucico -s sdf
  uulog -10"

Check the log; output like this is a good sign:

  uucico sdf - (2013-08-09 01:00:05.613221) Login successful
  uucico sdf - (2013-08-09 01:00:07.80 3221) Handshake successful (protocol 't')
  uucico sdf - (2013-08-09 01:00:07.98 3221) Call complete (2 seconds 0 bytes 0 bps)

/etc/mailname

  uucp_name.natverk.org

/etc/postfix/main.cf

/etc/postfix/main.cf

  myhostname = uucp_name.natverk.org
  alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
  alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases
  myorigin = /etc/mailname
  mydestination = uucp_name.natverk.org, uucp_name, uucp_name.UUCP.user, host, localhost.localdomain, localhost
  default_transport = uucp
  relayhost = sdf
  relay_transport = uucp
  mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8
  mailbox_size_limit = 0
  recipient_delimiter = +
  inet_interfaces = loopback-only
  inet_protocols = ipv4

/etc/mail/sendmail.mc

/etc/mail/sendmail.mc

  divert(-1)
  divert(0)
  VERSIONID(`$patito.ninja uucp sdf 20150425 ecelis$')
  OSTYPE(freebsd6)
  DOMAIN(generic)
 
  FEATURE(access_db, `hash -o -T /etc/mail/access')
  FEATURE(blacklist_recipients)
  FEATURE(local_lmtp)
  FEATURE(mailertable, `hash -o /etc/mail/mailertable')
  dnl UUCP
  FEATURE(promiscuous_relay)dnl
  FEATURE(accept_unresolvable_domains)dnl
  FEATURE(nocanonify)
  FEATURE(uucpdomain)
  define(`SMART_HOST', `uucp-dom:sdf')
 
  dnl Uncomment the first line to change the location of the default
  dnl /etc/mail/local-host-names and comment out the second line.
  dnl define(`confCW_FILE', `-o /etc/mail/sendmail.cw')
  define(`confCW_FILE', `-o /etc/mail/local-host-names')
 
  dnl Enable for both IPv4 and IPv6 (optional)
  DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Name=IPv4, Family=inet')
  DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Name=IPv6, Family=inet6, Modifiers=O')
 
  define(`confBIND_OPTS', `WorkAroundBrokenAAAA')
  define(`confNO_RCPT_ACTION', `add-to-undisclosed')
  define(`confPRIVACY_FLAGS', `authwarnings,noexpn,novrfy')
  dnl UUCP
  define(`UUCP_RELAY', uucp.sdf.org)
  define(`UUCP_MAX_SIZE', 200000)
  define(`UUCP_MAILER_PATH', `/usr/local/bin/uux')dnl
  define(`confDONT_PROBE_INTERFACES')
 
  MAILER(local)
  MAILER(smtp)
  dnl UUCP
  MAILER(uucp)dnl
  Cw uucp_name.UUCP.user
  Cw uucp_name.UUCP
  divert(-1)

/etc/mail/local-host-names

/etc/mail/local-host-names

  uucp_name.natverk.org
  uucp_name
  uucp_name.UUCP.user
  host
  localhost.localdomain
  localhost

/etc/mail/mailertable

/etc/mail/mailertable

  sdf.org		uucp-dom:sdf
  .sdf.org		uucp-dom:sdf
  .UUCP			local:
  .UUCP.user		local:
  .        		uucp-dom:

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