UUPOLL(8C)                                                          UUPOLL(8C)



NAME
       uupoll - poll a remote UUCP site

SYNOPSIS
       uupoll [ -g_g_r_a_d_e ] [ -n ] _s_y_s_t_e_m

DESCRIPTION
       _U_u_p_o_l_l is used to force a poll of a remote system. It queues a null job
       for the remote system and then invokes _u_u_c_i_c_o(8C).

       The following options are available:

       -g_g_r_a_d_e Only send jobs of grade _g_r_a_d_e or higher on this call.

       -n      Queue the null job, but do not invoke _u_u_c_i_c_o.

       _U_u_p_o_l_l is usually run by _c_r_o_n(5) or by a user who wants to hurry a  job
       along. A typical entry in _c_r_o_n_t_a_b could be:

            0    0,8,16    *    *    *    /usr/bin/uupoll ihnp4
            0    4,12,20   *    *    *    /usr/bin/uupoll ucbvax
       This  will  poll ihnp4 at midnight, 0800, and 1600, and ucbvax at 0400,
       noon, and 2000.

       If the local machine is already running _u_u_c_i_c_o every  hour  and  has  a
       limited number of outgoing modems, a more elegant approach might be:

            0    0,8,16    *    *    *    /usr/bin/uupoll -n ihnp4
            0    4,12,20   *    *    *    /usr/bin/uupoll -n ucbvax
            5    *         *    *    *    /usr/lib/uucp/uucico -r1
       This will queue null jobs for the remote sites at the top of hour; they
       will be processed by _u_u_c_i_c_o when it runs five minutes later.

FILES
       /usr/lib/uucp/     UUCP internal files/utilities
       /usr/spool/uucp/   Spool directory

SEE ALSO
       uucp(1C), uux(1C), uucico(8C)



4.3 Berkeley Distribution       April 24, 1986                      UUPOLL(8C)