[hylafax-devel] Re: config/usr-xon & usr-rts

[Tim Rice <tim@trr.metro.net>]

On 24 Jun 2000, Dmitry Bely wrote:

> Tim Rice <tim@trr.metro.net> writes:
> 
> > [snip]
> 
> Means that you are agree with everything skipped and I may change
> config/usr-xon and similar files the proposed way?

It just means I did not comment on that section in this e-mail.

> 
> > > BTW, I believe that adaptive answer should *not* be enabled in the supplied
> > > configs by default. Currently this is not true for many templates:
> > > 
> > [snip]
> > > 
> > > A newbie will be confused, while the expert can easily append necessary
> > > parameter manually.
> > > 
> > > I am going to remove (at least comment out) all these ModemSetupAACmd.
> > > 
> > > Again, is there any objection?
> > 
> > If I understand adaptive answer, removing it would mean it would not
> > answer data calls. If that's the case, I strongly object. One of HylaFAX's
> > best features is being able to have one modem do double duty for both data
> > and Fax.
> 
> Sure. But the question is: should AA be enabled with the *default* setting
> or not? If yes (although I don't like it) we should do it uniform
> way. i.e. for *all* modem templates supplied, where it is possible (all
> Class2/Class2.0 modems).

I think it should. All HylaFAX installs I have done have used the modems
for DATA and FAX.

> 
> Understand me right: I have nothing against auto-answer feature in general
> (although it makes connect longer and sometimes do not work reliably --
> useless waste of time in the fax-only environment). But the purpose of
> modem templates IMHO is working around specific modem quirks and nothing
> else. So all non modem-specific defaults should comply to
> config(5f). Regarding ModemSetupAACmd is says that auto-answer is disabled
> by default.

We could make the default a configure time option.
Some sort of Data/Fax, Fax-Only option that would determine the adaptive
answer default and whether or not faxgetty could call /etc/getty.

This might address Nico's security concern.

> 
> Hope to hear from you soon,
> Dmitry
> 
> 
> 
> 
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