Re: flexfax: RTN problem

[yonabik <yonabik@netvision.net.il>]

Hi,



>   y> I am using the HylaFAX v4.0pl2 RPM version on RedHat5.2 with the following
>   y> modems ZyXEL 336U Class2.0, Apache Class1, Boca Class1.  The RTN problem
>   y> occurs with all modems at random.
>
>   +> > I believe v4.0pl2 already included all the required patches.
>
>   +> 4.0pl2 (which is the definitive source version) does not have all the
>   +> relevant patches.  Some RPMs probably do, but will have a different
>   +> version number.
>
> Clarification. The hylafax-v4.0pl2.tar.gz source distribution, from which the
> RPM you have was built, did contain a bug in the tagline generation which led
> to some machines complaining about the data quality. This led to an increased
> frequency of RTN result codes and a higher failure rate. HOWEVER, the 4.0pl2
> RPM contained patches for some of the worst problems of this distribution, and
> the tagline error was one of them. So you can ignore this problem in your
> case, your RTNs are being caused by something else.
>
>   y> Do you know of an RPM with patches which solve the problem ?
>
> The one you have does. It does not fix your modem though . . . ZyXELs are
> notorious for having a high rate of RTNs. Sometimes a firmware upgrade will
> help - there is a lot of info about this on the http://www.hylafax.org mailing
> list archives.

Thanks for the clear answer.  I guess all I need is now is to
get my hands on a Class 2 /Class2.0 modem which works well
with HylaFAX.

Any Suggestions ?

Regards,

Yona