UUCP PROBLEM ON MICROPORT V/386 3.0e

[T. William Wells]

In article <242 at atbull.UUCP> ee at atbull.UUCP (Erwin Eder ) writes:
:   When running  uucp  from either machine there happen strange things
:   in about one of 5 to 10 cases.  A strange file named 'core' is left
:   in '/usr/spool/uucp/bull2/'. It is 'not a core file' (/usr/bin/sdb)
:   but 'english text'  ( /bin/file :-).  It seems to be a strange kind
:   of binary (badly formed core dump of uucico ??) .  When using Uutry
:   there is a message  'Uutry: XXXX abort - core dumped'  (  XXXX is a
:   decimal  number (PID?) ).  This happens about once from five to ten
:   'uucp's  (cannot find out when or caused by what) on both Machines.

I don't know what your problem is, but file on a core file really
does say `English text'. It's a bug in file. So look at the core
file, but I'll bet it's uucico.

Question: what does the log file say when you get these? And did
you try running uucico with all the debugging on?

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