Obtain information about remote systems

Before attempting remote system configuration, contact the system administrator for that system. Together, you must decide if your system can call the other system, the other system can call your system, or either system can call each other.

If your system is going to call the remote system, you need the following information:

The UUCP name of the remote system.
A UUCP login account on that system. You need a login name and a password, so your system can log into the remote system.
The login procedures. Ask whether any special send/expect sequences are used. Send/expect sequences are explained in the description of chat scripts in The systems file. Alternatively, you can attempt a remote login and note the sequence of prompt strings and commands required to login.
You might need scheduling information, because there might be times when UUCP connections are not allowed. You can control the time when calls are made—for example, when lower rates are available—either with the scheduling information in the Systems file or when setting up cron.

If the remote system will call your system, you must provide the following information:

Your system name.
A login name for the remote system.
A UUCP password for the remote system.
The send/expect sequence. For z/OS systems, this would typically be in the following format:
```
in:--in: uucp_login_user password: password
```
where:
- uucp_login_user is the login user ID that the remote system is authorized to use—such as NUUCP.
- password is the password for the login user ID.