[W/K] :: Unix to Unix Copy

  Unix to Unix Copy
       
           (uucp) A Unix utility program and
          protocol that allows one Unix system to send files to
          another via a serial line which may be a cable going
          directly from one machine's serial port to another's or may
          involve a modem at each end of a telephone line.
       
          Software is also available to allow uucp to work over
          Ethernet though there are better alternatives in this case,
          e.g. FTP or rcp for file transfer, SMTP for electronic
          mail or NNTP for news.
       
          The term is now also used to describe the large international
          network which uses UUCP to pass Usenet news and
          electronic mail, also known as "UUCPNET".
       
          Unix manual page: uucp(1).
       
          See also cu, uuencode.
       
          (1997-01-12)