HylaFAX vs Solaris PPP

[hugh@mimosa.com ("D. Hugh Redelmeier")]

I am using hylafax-v4.0pl0 under Solaris 2.5.

When I use the Solaris 2.5 bundled PPP for a dial-out connection, I
get a lot of angry mail from HylaFAX.  Here is an example:

	From fax Thu Jan  2 00:41:02 1997
	Return-Path: <fax>
	Date: Thu, 2 Jan 1997 00:41:01 -0500
	To: FaxMaster
	From: The HylaFAX Receive Agent <fax>
	Subject: modem on /dev/cua/a appears wedged
	Content-Length: 241

	The HylaFAX software thinks that there is a problem with the modem
	on device /dev/cua/a that needs attention; repeated attempts to
	initialize the modem have failed.
	?

	Consult the server trace logs for more information on what is happening.

The system log (/var/adm/messages) is full of messages like:
	Jan 2 00:37:07 redline FaxQueuer[213]: MODEM /dev/cua/a appears to be wedged

I think that what is going on is that aspppd is not creating a lock
file, so HylaFAX thinks that the modem should be acting as if it were
idle and available.  When I do a truss of aspppd (-f, to follow
children too), I find that a lock is created for the dialing and
connecting phase, but is blown away once the connection is made.

I think that this is a bug in the Solaris bundled ppp.  I have
installed SunSolve's patch 103009.  I'll submit a bug report to Sun
unless we figure out that it isn't a bug.

Does anyone have any experience with this combination?  Any easy
fixes?

Thanks again,

Hugh Redelmeier
hugh@mimosa.com  voice: +1 416 482-8253