POLL(F)                              UNIX System V



     Name
          poll: Poll, Poll.hour, Poll.day - format of UUCP Poll files


     Description
          The Poll file (/usr/lib/uucp/Poll) contains information  for
          polling  remote  computers.   Each  entry  in  the Poll file
          contains the name of a remote computer to call, followed  by
          a  tab  character,  and  the  hours  the  computer should be
          called.  The hours must be integers in the range 0-23.

          Poll file entries have the following format:
          sysname<TAB>hour ...

          The following entry  provides  polling  of  computer  gorgon
          every four hours:
          gorgon    0 4 8 12 16 20
          The uudemon.poll (see uudemon(ADM))  script  uses  the  Poll
          file  to  set  up the polling.  Alternatively, uudemon.poll2
          uses the files Poll.hour and Poll.day  to  perform  similar,
          but  more  precise  functions.  The format of these files is
          identical to Poll.


     See Also
          uucico(ADM), uudemon(ADM), uucp(C), cron(C), crontab(C)


     Standards Conformance
          poll is conformant with:
          AT&T SVID Issue 2, Select Code 307-127.

          Poll.hour and Poll.day are an extension  of  AT&T  System  V
          provided by the Santa Cruz Operation.


     (printed 2/15/90)                                    POLL(F)