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\section{Networking with UUCP}\label{sec-uucp}
\index{UUCP|(}
\index{networking!UUCP|(}
\index{news!UUCP}
UUCP (UNIX-to-UNIX Copy) is an older mechanism used to transfer information
between UNIX systems. Using UUCP, UNIX systems dial each other up (using
a modem) and transfer mail messages, news articles, files, and so on.
If you don't have TCP/IP or SLIP access, you can use UUCP to communicate
with the world. Most of the mail and news software (see Sections~\ref{sec-mail}
and \ref{sec-news}) can be configured to use UUCP to transfer information to
other machines. In fact, if there is an Internet site nearby, you can arrange
to have Internet mail sent to your Linux machine via UUCP from that site.

The {\em Linux Network Administrator's Guide} contains complete information
on configuring and using UUCP under Linux. Also, the Linux 
UUCP HOWTO, available via anonymous FTP from 
{\tt sunsite.unc.edu}, should be of help. Another source of information
on UUCP is the book {\em Managing UUCP and USENET}, by Tim O'Reilly and
Grace Todino. See Appendix~\ref{app-info} for more information.
\index{UUCP|)}
\index{networking!UUCP|)}
