Re: flexfax: WHFC Losing User Info

[Mike Wilhelm <maillist@burkhelm.com>]

After some additional testing it appears that WHFC isn't aware of the
correct user when I try to use the WHFC client printer as described
below.  If I set the WHFC "user preferences" after the client pops up
the information is saved in the registry under the ".DEFAULT" user.

Using the ".DEFAULT" user settings will allow me to use the WHFC
client, with a couple limitations.  One, all users of the machine must
use the same user preferences.  Two, the phonebook and log files exist
on a network share, which must be set to allow "everyone in the world
to write".  The second, of course, is a security risk I don't really
like.

Anyone know how to get WHFC to use the correct user name when sending
a fax ???

Thanks again,

Mike Wilhelm
mikey@burkhelm.com

On Wed, 29 Dec 1999 21:17:33 -0800, you wrote:

>I'm using the WHFC Windows HylaFAX client version 1.0.5 to send faxes to a 
>HylaFAX server running on a SuSE Linux 6.2 machine.  I've set up the user, 
>phonebook, and logging options which are used every time I start up the 
>WHFC client.  These values are also used if I send a fax using the OLE 
>interface from a Microsoft Access database application, sending faxes 
>directly without prompting by the client.
>
>I've defined a printer (Apple LaserWriter 16/600 PS) to use the WHFCport to 
>send faxes using the WHFC client interactively.  The user, phonebook, and 
>logging options "disappear" when the WHFC client pops up, which makes it 
>impossible to send a fax.
>
>How can I get WHFC to use the settings that have been previously defined 
>(and are used by the OLE interface) when I print to the WHFC printer ???
>
>The Windows machine that's having the problem is running an evaluation 
>build of Windows 2000, which I assuming to be very similar to NT4 (from a 
>WHFC point-of-view).  A similar setup on a Windows 98 SE machine doesn't 
>have the problem and successfully sends faxes interactively and via OLE.
>
>Thanks for any help,
>
>Mike Wilhelm
>mikey@burkhelm.com