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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 contain priv-
     ileged  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  going  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 ports 15.quarterly	  June 5, 1993			       PHONES(5)

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