Subject: Re: Comments on pkgs (Taylor UUCP...)
To: Todd Gruhns Acct <tgruhn2@mail.com>
From: Hubert Feyrer <hubert.feyrer@informatik.fh-regensburg.de>
List: tech-pkg
Date: 10/27/2001 16:09:26
On Fri, 26 Oct 2001, Todd Gruhns Acct wrote:
>  On Taylor UUCP: I seem to remember reading that Ian Taylor used some features
> of both HoneyDanBer and BNU UUCP. So the name (I think) should stay
> "Taylor UUCP". I do know a bit about the package -- having hacked on it alot
> to learn about communications, and connect to BBSs. I have hacked alot 
> recently on Tip, remote needs to be updated badly. I also believe its
> a better way to debug a serial connection than cu. I also have one of the
> last copies of "Managing UUCP and Usenet" by Tim Oreilly...

OK, I guess I'll stick to taylor-uucp.


> On IVtools: I recall seeing IVtools in the graphics package tree. I then
> re-updated the pkgsrc tree via CVS and it disappeared. I also got a recent
> e-mail from Scott Johnston about turning it into a package. Whats the 
> status of IVtools as an "offical package". Whos working on it.

You.


 - Hubert

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