Bug#4302: uucp

["A.R.\(Tom\)Peters" <a.peters@a1.NL>]

Package: uucp
Version: any

N.B.: I earlier sent this to pixar, but resubmit because I.Jackson in the
debian-user maillist indicated communication problems there.

Not really a bug, but something I think ought to be changed in the
configuration:
The Debian uucp package comes without any configuration files installed.
Information on the configuration files is incomplete and misleading.

UUCP in Taylor configuration should have a 'config' file in /usr/lib/uucp/
or something. Debian and FSSTND like to put all that in /etc/, so /etc/uucp/
is a good choice. However, there is only a crontab file there.
/var/lib/dpkg/info/uucp.conffiles mentions files: Devices, Dialers,
Permissions, Systems, and crontab.

I constructed the files 'Systems' and 'Dialers' (modeled after 'sys' and
'dial' from the UUCP info). However, 'uucico' complains "Systems: cannot
open file". I changed ownership, permsissions etc. of 'Systems' and
/etc/uucp/: same result. Then I renamed the files to the canonical 'sys' and
'dial': that worked! I added files 'call' and 'port' according to docs; I
don't know what files 'Devices' and 'Permissions' are supposed to be.

So would you PLEASE
- document the names and locations of the files the UUCP programs are
looking for, including ownership and permissions.
- change the error messages to be consistent with the files actually used.

        Sincerely,
                Tom Peters