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30 .\" @(#)phones.5 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/5/93
37 .Nd remote host phone number data base
41 contains the system-wide
42 private phone numbers for the
44 program. This file is normally unreadable, and so may contain
45 privileged information.
47 The format of the file is a series of lines containing whitespace
48 separate fields, of the form:
49 .Dl system-name phone-number
53 is one of those defined in the
59 is constructed from any sequence of characters terminated only by a comma
61 or the end of the line.
67 indicators to the auto call units to pause and wait for a second dial
68 tone (when going through an exchange). The
78 Only one phone number per line is permitted. However, if more than
79 one line in the file contains the same system name
81 will attempt to dial each one in turn, until it establishes a connection.
83 .Bl -tag -width /etc/phones -compact