Re: [hylafax-users] Hylafax ques and other questions

[Rich Houston <rhouston@rlhc.net>]

--- Rich Houston <rhouston@rlhc.net> wrote:
 > I hang my head in embarrassment. Page skimming and
 > typing faster than I
 > can think, or just not watching what I am doing bit
 > me in the butt.
 > My humblest apologies.

:-), so, you type more faster than you can think uh?
ehehehe.

 > Responses below.
 >
 >
 >
 > Pedro Rocadas wrote:
 > > --- Rich Houston <rhouston@rlhc.net> wrote:
 > >
 > >>Hi all,
 > >>
 > >>I am new to the list so forgive me if the question
 > >>have been asked and answered but I was unable to
 > >>find the answers in the archives.
 > >
 > >
 > > I read you entire message and you say did not find
 > > some answers? Lazy boy :-).
 >
 > :/
 >

eh :-)

 > >
 > >
 > >>Fist off, Love this software simple to setup and
 > >>nicely configurable.
 > >>
 > >>Now the questions:
 > >>
 > >>1: I have a digi portserver with 32 modems. I may
 > >>have up to 16 modems pointed at one gue.
 > >>Is there going to be an issue? The server will be
 > >>receiving up to 5000 pages a day so the system
 > >>will be pretty busy. Is there any setting that I
 > >>should be watching for this kind of volume?
 > >>
 > >
 > >
 > > One gue? What's that?
 > > We receive 2000+ pages per day in 4 lines and
 > could
 > > receive more. It's ok for you? :-)
 >
 > K that is with 4 lines but that if there are 16
 > inbound
 > lines with over 5000 faxes a day. What I am asking
 > is what will happen
 > if several of these line try to access the same
 > "queue"( slowed down and spelled it right
 > this time ;) ) at the same time. I would think that
 > the likely hood of two incoming faxes
 > try to grab the same output file name (fax0000X.tif)
 > would be increased. Is this even an issue?
 > I would rather know if this is even an issue now
 > than try to figure what is going on after we go
 > into production.
 >

For tech questions I'm not the best person to ask, the
mailling list is the best place, however, HylaFAX
manage your 16 lines without queue problems, I guess
he name the incomming fax only when the communication
end (forgive my poor english).

 > >
 > >
 > >>2: I have to be able to send faxes from an as400.
 > >
 > >
 > > AHA! As/400...you reallly do a good search? Check
 > > hylafax clients section in HOWTO at
 > www.hylafax.org
 > > ;-).
 > >
 > >
 > >>Now the current fax server has a dir on the server
 >
 > >>that when a file is placed in the dir (via ftp)
 > with
 > >>a control file the fax server picks up the file
 > >>and send it out. Is this possible under Hylafax?
 > >>This would be useful for several other systems I
 > >>have as well. Any suggestion on how I can get this
 > >>done if I cannot do it through ftp?
 > >
 > >
 > > Maybe, but there is a more easy approach. Believe
 > me,
 > > I know :-).
 >
 > K, so you do it like suggested in the howto? If not
 > how
 > do you currently do it.
 >

I'm the author of the howto ;-)))). And work pretty
well. The issues? Lp is the "user" who owns the job,
so, for example, if one of your users want stop a fax
he/she can't. A solution could be integrating the java
client. Read te howto for more details.
 > >
 > >
 > >>3: Any way to setup a modem or several modems for
 > >>send only and have only those moderns for outbound
 >
 > >>faxes?
 > >
 > >
 > > Yep, in the FAQ section at www.hylafax.org and in
 > the
 > > mailling lists Lee Howard give us a good example
 > in
 > > how to do that but you can check quickly using man
 > > hylafax-config, tag RingsBeforeAnswe.
 >
 > I saw the RingsBeforeAnswe before I posted this but
 > the man page
 > also says that the outbound job will look for the
 > first open dev to use.
 > Did I not read that correctly? :/
 > Can I force the outbound jobs to use only a
 > particular send only dev?
 >

HylaFAx "knows" wich modem is available, how?, I'm not
sure, maybe check the config.ttyXX files and store the
info somewhere to check quickly, HylaFAX "listen" the
ports using faxgetty, wich control the modem. If
RingsBeforeAnswer is 0 then that HylaFAX will not use
that modem to answer calls.

 > >
 > > Any doubts, say oooh! ;-)
 >
 > Thanks for all you comments and suggestions.
 >
 > Rich

You have some hylafax tech doubts, don't be shamed to
ask in the mailling list, will be surprised for the
ammount of responses.

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