On Thu, 20 Jun 1996, NetBSD wrote:

> I can't seem to make my serial ports work. If I do an 'stty -f /dev/tty00 
> clocal' and then a 'stty -f /dev/tty00' the clocal flag is not set.

That's because the CLOCAL flag is reset when the port is closed.

> Tip doesn't work either. Ttyflags, on the other hand does work. 
> I'm running the i386 port.

Add the 'local' flag to /etc/ttys on the appropriate line and run
ttyflags.

Alternatively, set up UUCP (it's Taylor UUCP 1.06.1, docs at any GNU
archive mirror) and use cu, or use Columbia's Kermit package.

--scott