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8.Dd
9.Dt PHONES 5
10.Os BSD 4.2
11.Sh NAME
12.Nm phones
13.Nd remote host phone number data base
14.Sh DESCRIPTION
15The file
16.Pa /etc/phones
17contains the system-wide
18private phone numbers for the
19.Xr tip 1
20program.  This file is normally unreadable, and so may contain
21privileged information.  The format of the file is a series of lines
22of the form: <system-name>[\ \et]*<phone-number>.  The system name is
23one of those defined in the
24.Xr remote 5
25file and the phone number is constructed from any sequence of
26characters terminated only by ``,'' or the end of the line.
27The ``='' and ``*'' characters are
28indicators to the auto call units to pause and wait for a second dial
29tone (when going through an exchange).  The ``='' is required by the
30.Tn DF02-AC
31and the ``*'' is required by the
32.Tn BIZCOMP
331030.
34.Pp
35Only one phone number per line is permitted.  However, if more than
36one line in the file contains the same system name
37.Xr tip 1
38will attempt to dial each one in turn, until it establishes a connection.
39.Sh FILES
40.Bl -tag -width /etc/phones -compact
41.It Pa /etc/phones
42.El
43.Sh SEE ALSO
44.Xr tip 1 ,
45.Xr remote 5
46.Sh HISTORY
47The
48.Nm
49file appeared in
50.Bx 4.2 .
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