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32 .\" @(#)phones.5 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/5/93
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41 .Nd remote host phone number data base
45 contains the system-wide
46 private phone numbers for the
48 program. This file is normally unreadable, and so may contain
49 privileged information. The format of the file is a series of lines
50 of the form: <system-name>[\ \et]*<phone-number>. The system name is
51 one of those defined in the
53 file and the phone number is constructed from any sequence of
54 characters terminated only by ``,'' or the end of the line.
55 The ``='' and ``*'' characters are
56 indicators to the auto call units to pause and wait for a second dial
57 tone (when going through an exchange). The ``='' is required by the
59 and the ``*'' is required by the
63 Only one phone number per line is permitted. However, if more than
64 one line in the file contains the same system name
66 will attempt to dial each one in turn, until it establishes a connection.
68 .Bl -tag -width /etc/phones -compact