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Announcement Support for this product will end on November 3, 2025. We recommend that you use PATROL for Linux, PATROL for AIX, or PATROL for Solaris to monitor operating systems.

UNIX to UNIX Communication Protocol (UUCP)

UNIX to UNIX Communication Protocol (UUCP) is a UNIX utility that copies a file from one computer to another. Unlike TCP/IP, which is a routable communications protocol, UUCP provides a point-to-point transmission where a user at one UNIX computer dials up and establishes a session with another UNIX computer.

UUCP can be used to send e-mail using a bang path, which specifies the entire route to the destination computer and uses exclamation points ⚠️, also known as bangs, as delimiters. The bang path format is generally: host_n!host_2!host_1!user_account.

The NETWORK tasks related to UUCP are described in detail on the following pages:

 

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BMC PATROL for UNIX and Linux 9.13