Frequently Asked Questions about Linux UUCP 6. Because IMHO it's the de-facto standard UUCP implementation at this time. If you get chat script timeouts, typically connecting to other Taylor sites, a pause after login can fix this.
Some kernels experience modems hanging up after a couple of seconds.
The following patch sent by Ian Taylor might help. To be safe, make sure that there are no blank lines or trailing spaces in the Permissions file. In all probability, you are attempting to use a dialer that doesn't exist, or the dialer you've specified in the port files doesn't match up with any valid devices in the dial file. They work on kernels of 0.99-8 or later. The new v1.05 has an added '-z' switch to uucico that will try alternate numbers for a remote system.