PHONES(5)
NAME
phones − remote host phone number database
DESCRIPTION
The file /etc/phones contains the system-wide private phone numbers for the tip(1C) program. This file is normally unreadable, and so may contain privileged information. The format of the file is a series of lines of the form: <system-name>[ \t]*<phone-number>. The system name is one of those defined in the remote(5) file and the phone number is constructed from [0123456789-=]. The “=” and “-” characters are indicators to some auto call units to pause.
Only one phone number per line is permitted. However, if more than one line in the file contains the same system name tip(1C) will attempt to dial each one in turn, until it establishes a connection.
FILES
/etc/phones