PHONES(5-BSD)       RISC/os Reference Manual        PHONES(5-BSD)



NAME
     phones - remote host phone number data base

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 any sequence of characters terminated
     only by ``,'' or the end of the line.  The ``='' and ``*''
     characters are indicators to the auto call units to pause
     and wait for a second dial tone (when going through an
     exchange).  The ``='' is required by the DF02-AC and the
     ``*'' is required by the BIZCOMP 1030.

     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

SEE ALSO
     tip(1C), remote(5)




























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