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PHONES(5)		      File Formats Manual		     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 con-
       tain privileged information.  The format	of the file  is	 a  series  of
       lines  of the form: <system-name>[ \t]*<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  go-
       ing 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.

FreeBSD	14.3			 June 5, 1993			     PHONES(5)

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