Re: [hylafax-users] Job Killed

["Jonathan Smithe" <gigelusster@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 5/30/06, Jonathan Smithe <gigelusster@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I have a problem with maxdials.
>
> I connect to hylafax using a custom-made (PHP) script. The script
> sends the following (among others):
> -snip-
> ftp_raw($conn,"JPARM MAXDIALS 20"); //Maximum number of tries to this
> destination
> ftp_raw($conn,"JPARM MAXTRIES 10"); //Maximum number of tries to send one page
> ftp_raw($conn,"JPARM SENDTIME NOW");
> ftp_raw($conn,"JPARM KILLTIME 002359");
> ftp_raw($conn,"JPARM LASTTIME 010000");
> -snip-
>
> I have to set these pretty high because the carrier I use is too unstable.
>
> In the q-file i can see the results:
> -snip-
> maxdials:20
> maxtries:10
> -snip-
>
> The problem is that, after 12 dials (tested on a bogus number,
> +49111111111 so that I always get a busy tone), I can see the
> following:
>
> -snip-
> ntries:0
> ndials:12
> totdials:12
> maxdials:20
> tottries:0
> maxtries:10
> status:REJECT: Too many attempts to dial: 12, max 12
> -snip-
>
> I have also set in  hfaxd.conf:
> -snip-
> RetryTimeMap: "30 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60"
> KillTimeMap: "720 720 720 720 720 720 720 1440 1440 1440 1440 1440
> 1440 1440 1440 1440 1440 1440 1440 1440"
> MaxTries: 20
> MaxDials: 20
> -snip-
>
> I have searched in FaxSend.c++ and I see there:
> -snip-
>        if (fax.totdials == fax.maxdials) {
>             notice = fax.notice | "; too many attempts to dial";
>             sendFailed(fax, send_failed, notice);
>         } else {
> -snip-
>
> Is there somewhere else in Hylafax, hard-coded, where the maxdials is
> again defined? Or is this some other setting that I've forgot about?
>
> I'm using hand-built HylaFax 2.4.5 on a Gentoo machine with a 2.6.14 kernel.

Sorry, I ment hylafax 4.2.5

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