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phones(4) Kernel Interfaces Manual phones(4) NAME phones - File containing the remote host phone number database SYNOPSIS /etc/phones The /etc/phones file contains the system-wide private phone numbers for the tip(1) program. DESCRIPTION This file is normally unreadable, and so may contain privileged infor- mation. The format of the file is a series of lines of the form: sys- temname phone-number where systemname is defined in the /etc/remote file and phone-number is the system phone number terminated only by a comma or by the end of the line. Only one phone number per line is permitted. However, if more than one line in the file contains the same system name, tip will at- tempt to dial each one in turn, until it establishes a connection. EXAMPLES The following example shows the entry in /etc/phones for the system, zeus: zeus 9=555-9898 In this example, the = sign (or an asterisk) forces the autocall units to pause and wait for a second dial tone, when going through an ex- change. The = is required by the DF02-AC (an asterisk would be re- quired by the BIZCOMP 1030). RELATED INFORMATION Commands: tip(1). Files: remote(4). delim off phones(4)