phones(5)

NAME

phones - remote host phone number data base

DESCRIPTION

The file /etc/phones contains the system-wide private phone

numbers for
the tip(1) 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>[ ]*<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(1) will

attempt to
dial each one in turn, until it establishes a connection.

FILES

/etc/phones

SEE ALSO

tip(1), remote(5)

HISTORY

The phones file appeared in 4.2BSD.

BSD June 5, 1993

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