HYLAFAX FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
This is a living list of frequently asked questions about the FlexFAX/HylaFAX
fax software system. The point of this document is to circulate existing
information, and to avoid rehashing old answers. Better to build on top
than start again. Please read this document before ever posting to
the HylaFAX mailing list.
Alternatively, a PostScript copy of a snapshot of
this documentation is available by public ftp in the directory
ftp://ftp.sgi.com/sgi/fax/doc.
The HylaFAX software and this FAQ were created by
Sam Leffler.
Since Nov. 1995 the FAQ is maintained by me,
Matthias Apitz.
Your comments, additions and fixes to the FAQ are welcome: please
send them to flexfaq@softcon.de
by electronic mail.
You can also give feedback on specific questions through
links provided on each individual page.
But note: I'm only the maintainer of the FAQ and I'm
also trying to answer questions in the mailing-list
about the binary distribution for
SVR4.2, about the modems I've (ZyXEL 1496 and 2864I) and about
other things I'm familar with.
I can't answer all questions; so you should not ask me,
you should ask for help in in the HylaFAX mailing list.
You may want to search for strings. The search is case-insensitive and
there is no support for wildcards but the string pattern matches
any HylaFAQ question containing *pattern*. Thanks to
Jens Lippenberger.
for this nice and usefull addon.
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old (unchanged since 03:18:54 PM 05/18/96)
new (added since 03:18:54 PM 05/18/96)
updated (modified since 03:18:54 PM 05/18/96)
INTRODUCTORY
Q1.
What is HylaFAX?
Q2.
Why should I use HylaFAX instead of some other fax package?
Q3.
Which modems can be used with HylaFAX
Q4.
What machines does HylaFAX run on?
Q5.
What is the current version/status of HylaFAX?
Q6.
What are the differences between v4.0pl0 and v4.0pl1
Q7.
Where can I get a binary/source distribution of HylaFAX?
Q8.
What documentation exist for HylaFAX?
Q9.
What other related software is available?
Q10.
What should I do if I have a problem?
Q11.
What version of HylaFAX do I have?
Q12.
How should I report bugs?
Q13.
How do subscribe to the HylaFAX mailing list?
Q14.
Volunteers to do binary distributions wanted!
Q15.
How is HylaFAX actually maintained?
Q16.
Where are the HylaFAX mailing list archives now?
Q17.
HylaFAX Mailing List Archive is back
Q18.
FAQ: Modem AT+Fxxx commands?
Q19.
Can I run HylaFax on my NT 4.0 Server?
Q20.
T.30 T2 timeout errors - where I can get more info on?
BUILDING HYLAFAX FROM SOURCE
Q21.
Problems compiling HylaFAX on SCO Unix?
Q22.
Why is faxq maxing out CPU?
Q23.
Building Hylafax For Unixware?
Q24.
SendPage - Parity options, where?
Q25.
Building HylaFAX with LD_RUN_PATH
Q26.
Re: calling last chance on bug fixes ?
Q27.
adding the g++ include path?
Q28.
Howto send fixes?
Q29.
I seem to be missing file "new.h"?
Q30.
Build error on Solaris 2.5 with -pedantic-errors ?
Q31.
Compiling Hylafax v4.0beta018 under Sun Solaris with DSO ?
Q32.
Problems with socket.h on AIX, ...?
Q33.
Why CGI_BIN didn't get properly replaced?
Q34.
Looking for /bin/test file?
HYLAFAX CLIENT APPLICATIONS
Q35.
How do I view received facsimile?
Q36.
How do I create a fax cover page template?
Q37.
How to do broadcasting faxes?
Q38.
Sendfax doesn't put the company name and location on my cover pages?
Q39.
sendfax option -D not working?
Q40.
How do I keep private information off the cover page?
Q41.
How do I send WordPerfect files from a DOS machine?
Q42.
Document file is not valid TIFF ...?
Q43.
Faxing TIFF G4 images?
Q44.
textfmt - No Font Metric Information found ...
Q45.
Howto set Email notification when done?
Q46.
Was is the idea behind SNPP?
Q47.
Re: faxmail from hylafax Beta 18 ?
Q48.
Re: Question concerning faxcover and the "-f"
Q49.
Howto send HTML files?
Q50.
Problems with killtime of the job?
Q51.
Simple Mail-to-fax gateway?
Q52.
v4.0beta015 and fax broadcasting ?
Q53.
Is there a table describing the one character codes used by faxstat?
Q54.
Sending a few lines without cover page?
Q55.
Howto use WinFlex ?
Q56.
Can I run the old WinFlex with HylaFAX v4.x?
Q57.
Winhfax client - format of phone book?
Q58.
Problem connecting with MAc Client?
Q59.
Connecting-Problem with whfc under Windows NT 4.0?
Q60.
Sendpage and Mail?
Q61.
Where to find mailfax.sh for sendmail?
Q62.
Howto Numeric-only paging?
Q63.
Where to set default notifying level for sendfax?
RUNNING A HYLAFAX SERVER
Q64.
Service not available, remote server closed connection?
Q65.
How do I use modems connected to a Telebit NetBlazer?
Q66.
Do I have to restart a server after changing the modem config file?
Q67.
How do I make a prototype config file from a working config file?
Q68.
How do I change HylaFAX to use mailx instead of sendmail?
Q69.
[Dell SVR4] No trace logging under Dell SVR4?
Q70.
Problems sending a PostScript file
Q71.
Ghostscript-imaged fonts look funny?
Q72.
How do I get a line of text across the top of each outgoing page?
Q73.
[PC] Why can't I get HylaFAX to use RTS/CTS on a Digiboard port?
Q74.
[Sun] How do I get HylaFAX to use RTS/CTS on a Sun serial port?
Q75.
How do I force HylaFAX to set the tty device to mode 664?
Q76.
How do I get faxd to print everytime I receive a facsimile?
Q77.
No answer from remote (extending the connect time)?
Q78.
Help with etc/dialrules?
Q79.
How these dialrules work?
Q80.
Why have fax user?
Q81.
What is the purpose of putting '@' at the end of the dial string?
Q82.
Retrain negative (pages lost during transmit)?
Q83.
[SunOS] Utmp/motd not updated on SunOS-4.1.3_U1?
Q84.
Should I use Class1 modems?
Q85.
Howto Forward Incoming Faxes using E-mail?
Q86.
NoCarrierRetrys, MaxDials or MaxTries variables...
Q87.
How to config ModemClass?
Q88.
No regular expression for modem class?
Q89.
Re: Logging in HylaFAX v4.0beta18 ?
Q90.
RFC for Sam's funky new c/s protocol?
Q91.
Is T.30 Sub-Addressing support in HylaFAX?
Q92.
UnixWare 4.2 general permission scheme & HylaFAX v4.x
Q93.
Experience from using HylaFAX regarding sending 1000 per day?
Q94.
Is there a way to re-init the modem after some time?
Q95.
MultiTech ZDX2834 modems?
Q96.
USRobotics Courier modem and class2.0 standard
Q97.
Howto set 7-E-1 instead of N-8-1 for paging?
Q98.
Sending Very Large Files gives Job time limit exceeded?
Q99.
Howto deinstalling HylaFAX
Q100.
Re: BUG when device has name 'xxx_yy' ?
Q101.
Re: Distinctive Ring Support ?
Q102.
Re: Faxing from a PC?
Q103.
Re: Files in /var/spool/fax/docq ?
Q104.
Problem accessing fax services by clients?
Q105.
How to set passwd for remote users ?
Q106.
Installing the v4 pl0 Binary dist under Linux Slackware 3.0?
Q107.
Where is the file pagermap?
Q108.
Howto set pagerMaxMsgLength?
Q109.
HylaFAX and Short Message Service in Germany?
Q110.
Howto restrict outbound usage in v4.0?
Q111.
Howto re-use failed jobs from the docq?
Q112.
Howto setting up the syslog daemon?
Q113.
Howto distinguish which files have been received on which devices
Q114.
UUCP locking in Solaris x86, ...
Q115.
AT+FAP=? gives ERROR?
Q116.
Fonts for HylaFAX?
Q117.
Howto prevent modem data connection for security?
Q118.
FIFO Permission problem with faxanswer?
Q119.
Start faxserver if reboot?
Q120.
I can't remove a job?
Q121.
modem state for other programs?
Q122.
Where to get "egetty" for FAXSETUP?
Q123.
The truth about egetty/vgetty
Q124.
Anyone done a faxback system?
Q125.
faxgetty and ringback?
Q126.
Waiting for modem to come available?
CONTRIBUTED SOFTWARE
Q127.
terminal-based sendfax interface available
Q128.
Dirk's fax mail gateway package
Q129.
TCL/Tk GUI front-end to FlexFAX/HylaFAX
Q130.
Macintosh client for HylaFAX
Q131.
Announce: (Mac users: lw360f)
Q132.
Windows 3.1 client for FlexFAX/HylaFAX
Q133.
HylaFAX client for Win95?
TROUBLESHOOTING
Q134.
What does it mean to get CONNECT 19200 when I try to send a fax...?
Q135.
Encoding errors in facsimile received with my Everex 24/96E?
Q136.
Converting received facsimile with fax2ps generates warnings?
Q137.
What does +FHNG:2 mean?
Q138.
[SunOS 4.1.x] Getty aborts with Interrupted system call?
Q139.
What do I need to do to share a tty line between fax and data calls?
Q140.
How do I diagnose the following PostScript conversion problem?
Q141.
Why do my transmitted faxes appear squished at the receiver?
Q142.
Need help with phase error while receiving?
Q143.
Unrecognized Transparent data command (code 44)?
Q144.
Unspecified Transmit Phase C error (code 40)?
Q145.
Where I can get a list of all the error codes?
Q146.
Troubleshooting
Q147.
Can't send FAX from ZyXEL to some machines?
Q148.
faxaddmodem problems on Linux
Q149.
Certain faxmachines can't receive?
Q150.
Problems while sending a PS document generated by Frame, word 7.0, ...
Q151.
Unable to set session parameters on INDY
Q152.
Courier V.everything - 2DMR encoding
Q153.
Problems with FAA=1 ?
Q154.
I couldn't find it anywhere howto specify the FAXSERVER
Q155.
Problems with HylaFAX and incomming data call
Q156.
Problem with BOCA MV.34E modems AT+FCLASS=?
Q157.
I've problems with data inbound calls
Q158.
I've access problems for files in the spooling area
Q159.
Unable to set RT scheduling parameters ...
Q160.
ReTrainNegative Problem with some FAX-machines
Q161.
I have a problem with TSI in HylaFax
Q162.
Winflex does not put COMMENTs on my cover page?
Q163.
Problems sending PS from WinFlex in Win95 ?
Q164.
Bad EOP response to blank page ?
Q165.
Communication between WinFlex and HylaFAX
Q166.
chown(2) problems in HylaFAX on SCO, HP-UX, ...
Q167.
I got code50 during send operation?
Q168.
Waiting for modem to come ready?
Q169.
Do I _have_ to install BSD printf?
Q170.
document conversion script was not found?
Q171.
Faxgetty dies with signal 15?
Q172.
faxgetty is spawning too rapidly?
Q173.
Access problems in the spooling area?
Q174.
Why are my tiff files corrupted?
Q175.
Problems after Un-taring a binary distributions?
Q176.
Bad exit status 0400 for "bin/faxrcvd ..."
Q177.
Problems with TAP service provider?
Q178.
[Linux:] can't load library 'libg++.so.27'
Q179.
Waiting for modem to come ready?
Q180.
Can I still run HylaFax without mawk?
Q181.
Linux: hfaxd children dying with signal 11?
Q182.
Rockwell chipset (Zoom modems)
MISCELLANEOUS STUFF
Q183.
Re: Fax to FAx through Internet ?
Q184.
PPP autodetection in faxgetty ?
Q185.
Serial Port Scanner for Unix??
Q186.
Where can I get CCITT test patterns?
Q187.
Where did FlexFAX/HylaFAX come from (and other comments)?
Q188.
HylaFAX Use and Copyright
Matthias Apitz / guru@softcon.de