The LOCK FILE that doesn't

[karln!uunet.uu.net!karln at uunet.uu.net]

	Someone please help !
	I've tried and tried and tried to solve this myself!


	SYSTEM: Sun SS2, SunOS 4.1.1, OW2.0 etc etc.

	PROGRAMS: uucp, cu, pcomm

	SUMMARY: The lock file created by pcomm is ignored by uucp.
		 The lock file created by cu works well with uucp.


	When using pcomm, my favorite (so far) comm program for unix,
uucp comes along with some mail to send to uunet and proceedes to
take over the modem in a most brutal fashion despite the fact that
I happen to be using the modem at the time. uucp starts sending
ATDT commands and intercepting the return chars and generally getting
me very upset. 

	I have the pcomm program owned by uucp. Pcomms mode is "..s..x..x", 
ie, I have the SETUID bit set. The lock file gets created by pcomm, 
a ls -aldg * looks like this:
.r..r..r	uucp	staff	LCK..cua1
but uucp ignores it, erases it and takes over my modem. @#$% !!!!

	What do I have to do to get uucp to leave my modem alone
while I am using it?????

	Please send me mail directly, as I do not get most of the
news groups I have posted this message to.

karln%karln at uunet.uu.net
uunet!karln!karln

				Thanks to all who help, 
				Karl Nicholas	
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