Re: flexfax: FAQ: Modems

[Darren Nickerson <darren@hylafax.org>]

>>>>> On Sat, 13 May 2000, "Peter" == Peter Stamfest wrote:

  Peter> I also think that there should be some better way to get information
  Peter> like this. Wouldn't it be possible to write some tools that come
  Peter> with hylafax and that gather statistics for used modem along with
  Peter> the used configuration and that generate reports to be sent to some
  Peter> modem-list maintainer. These reports could then be used to keep the
  Peter> FAQ reasonably current.

  Peter> Of course, modem information would also have to be included (model,
  Peter> firmware version), and the information should be ripped from any
  Peter> "personal data" like phone numbers dialed.

  Peter> The use of this tool could then be integrated into things like the
  Peter> faxcron script (ie. generate the report once every two month, and tell
  Peter> the admin he/she should mail the result...)

Fantastic idea! Send code ;-)

  Peter> This may be a bad idea, but that area IS a problem.

Agreed on the latter point :-(

-Darren