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#!/bin/csh -f
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#
#  Function    : uupager
#  Parameters  : pager machine target
#  Remarks     : works in tandem with uucp pager configuration.
#                For security, I would set this file as follows :
#
#                permissions = -rwxrwx---, user = root, group = staff 
#
#  History ---------+----------+------------------------------------
#  Programmer       |   Date   | Changes / Comments                 
#  -----------------+----------+------------------------------------
#   Carlos F. Gomez | 11/07/93 | Created
#  -----------------+----------+------------------------------------
#
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#
if (${#argv} < 1) \
then
    clear
    echo "Usage: $0 <p_request>"
    echo "       Where the <p_request> is one of the following pager requests :"
    echo "       p_tmp_overflow p_ats_finished p_modem_works p_page_root"
    exit(1)
endif
#
# Setup environment variables...
#
setenv AKBAR       /tmp/$$.$user.uupager.buf1
setenv JEFF        /tmp/$$.$user.uupager.buf2
setenv VERBOSE     1
#
# Try 4 times to page user :
#
foreach num ( first second third fourth )
    #
    # Wait for uucp to finish transaction if necessary...
    #
    setenv UUCP_ACTIVE 1
    #
    # Loop indefinitely until UUCP is NOT active...
    # 
    while ( $UUCP_ACTIVE == 1)
        setenv UUCP_ACTIVE 0
        ps auxww \
            | awk ' { if ($1 == "uucp") \
                          { print "setenv UUCP_ACTIVE 1" } \
                    } ' \
            > $AKBAR
        source $AKBAR
        if ( $UUCP_ACTIVE == 1) \
        then
	    if ( $VERBOSE == 1) \
                echo "waiting 2 minutes for open line..."
            sleep 120
        endif
    end
    if ( $VERBOSE == 1) \
        echo -n "Calling $num time, wating 1 minute for call to succeed"
    ( /usr/bin/cu $1 > $AKBAR) >& $JEFF &
    sleep 60
end
echo "done"
#
# END uupager
#

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