[lug] Download file from a remote system

[Sean Reifschneider]

Carl Wagner wrote:
> I would like to be able to automatically dial into a remote box (modem
> only) and retrieve a file periodically (cron) say every 4-6 hours.

UUCP was designed to do exactly this.  Once it's configured on both ends,
you'd just do:

   uucp 'remotesystem!/path/to/file' /destination/path

Sean
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