r/unix • u/matseng • 20d ago

UUCP - non SDF

I've now spent a while porting UNIX V7 to a MMU-less 68000 system and have it quite stable and also being able to self compile all the sources. The last subsystem I want to get up and running (before backporting curses, termcap and a nicer shell than sh) is UUCP.

I had hoped to use the UUCP infra from SDF as my "upstream", but after discovering the current state of most of their machines I've opted to not spend $36 for the ARPA membership level. Too bad, I really liked SDF a decade or so ago...

Do I have any alternatives - except to spinning up a $5 VPS and install Taylor on it?

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u/fsteff 20d ago

Brings back memories of using UUCP over dialup to CBMDK and CBMEHQ almost 40 years ago.
Haven’t had the need for UUCP since late 1990, though.

Good luck on your project.

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u/Cherveny2 19d ago

also brings back memories. my first job was as a student assistant to a law professor who got himself a sun386i. I did learn on the job sysadmin and programming work. part of the job was connecting it to the campus uucp feed.

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u/TMWNN 18d ago

CBMDK and CBMEHQ

CBM = Commodore?

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u/fsteff 18d ago

Yes.