1phones(4)                        File Formats                        phones(4)
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NAME

6       phones - remote host phone number database
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SYNOPSIS

9       /etc/phones
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DESCRIPTION

13       The file /etc/phones contains the system-wide private phone numbers for
14       the tip(1) program. /etc/phones is normally unreadable, and so may con‐
15       tain  privileged information.  The format of /etc/phones is a series of
16       lines of the form:
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18         <system-name>[ \t]*<phone-number>.
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22       The system name is one of those defined in the remote(4) file  and  the
23       phone  number  is  constructed  from  [0123456789−=*%]. The `=' and `*'
24       characters are indicators to the auto call units to pause and wait  for
25       a  second  dial  tone  (when  going  through  an exchange).  The `=' is
26       required by the DF02-AC and the `*' is required by the BIZCOMP 1030.
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29       Comment lines are lines containing a `#' sign in the  first  column  of
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33       Only  one phone number per line is permitted. However, if more than one
34       line in the file contains the same system name tip(1) will  attempt  to
35       dial each one in turn, until it establishes a connection.
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FILES

38       /etc/phones
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SEE ALSO

42       tip(1), remote(4)
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46SunOS 5.11                        14 Jan 1992                        phones(4)