FW: flexfax: Problem with whfc via dialup

["Bernd Proissl" <news@proissl.de>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bernd Proissl [mailto:news@proissl.de]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2000 7:14 PM
> To: Manuel Bessler
> Subject: RE: flexfax: Problem with whfc via dialup
>
>
>
> Thanks for you answer!
>
> you are right, i think routing is configured falsely on the server.
> i found the infos in the whfc faq.
>
> Bernd
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Manuel Bessler [mailto:mbessler@BfK-HD.de]
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2000 4:22 PM
> > To: Bernd Proissl; flexfax@sgi.com
> > Subject: Re: flexfax: Problem with whfc via dialup
> >
> >
> > Hi
> >
> > On Fri, Mar 10, 2000 at 11:02:04PM +0100, Bernd Proissl wrote:
> > >
> > > Same with me!
> > >
> > > I cannot use WHFC over IP network boundaries.
> > >
> > > I am also develpoing a java hylafax client. it shows the same problem.
> > > I haven't had the time to dig into it.
> > >
> > > i can do a telnet over network boundaries to hfaxd, i can use some
> > > interactive commands. Same is true for my client, but it
> > > chrashes (just freezes) when it retrieves the hylafax
> > directories, may be
> > > the same with
> > > whfc?
> >
> > i can ftp to hfaxd from the remote machine, get directory
> > listings, download faxes, so everything works here. As i stated
> > in my first mail, Netscape works too.
> > So it should be possible to get this working. I think the problem
> > is Windows IP-Networking/WHFC. Netscape shows that it is possible
> > to make this work. But i also heard the windows sockets api is
> > "brain-dead" .
> >
> > > My client currently uses communications code from susefax.
> > anyone has the
> > > same
> > > kind of problem with susefax?
> > >
> > > i have no detailed knowleged about hylafax communications
> > protocoll. Maybe
> > > some can help?
> >
> > i don't think that the hylafax protocol is the problem. its
> > similar to ftp. have you read rfc959 ? ;)
> >