[hylafax-devel] Re: config/usr-2.0

[Steve Williams <steve@genie96.com>]

Hi,

AFAIK, there has never been a problem with USR Courier modems.
( HST might be different though... )

All the badness spoke about USR is actually the Sportster modems, they
are pure evil...

I've been using a USR Courier for 5 years sending 50 faxes a day or so
( at a client's ) and it works flawlessly!  Hasn't been a single failed
fax ( though it's sending them all to the same fax machine ) in approx
5300 faxes!

> 
> On Wednesday, August 23, 2000, at 3:06:05 AM, Lee Howard wrote:
> > In fact, I'm having less trouble with my USRs than I'm having with my
> > Rockwell Class2s.  I get a fair amount of bad scan lines (1%-2% corrupted
> > lines per page on many long distance faxes - no problem on local faxes)
> > which occurs under all fax software that I've tried with the Rockwell
> > Class2s.  I don't get any bad scan lines with the USRs for some reason.
> > Admittedly, I haven't put the USRs through as much testing as the
> > Rockwells, but that will change soon as I expect to change the modem in my
> > primary fax server from a Rockwell Class 2 to one of these USRs.
> 
> This is unbeliveably comforting to hear, actually, Lee.  I've always
> loved the Couriers to *death*; it frustrated me no end that no one
> ever seemed to be able to get them to run reliably in fax mode.  Are
> you running the Couriers in Class 2?
> 
> > (I work at a computer service center, so I have lots of modems pass through
> > my hands.  This is why I wanted to develop some generic config file
> > templates... so that I can borrow all these modems that I work with for a
> > few minutes as I test them with at least one incoming fax.  I'd like to
> > help grow the number of config files in the HylaFAX source.  My end-result
> > is often redundant to the default HylaFAX config settings, as Dmitry
> > pointed out in my usr-2.0 file, but I'd rather have those lines there to
> > keep me aware of what are possibile changes if I run into trouble sometime
> > with them.  If they need to be grepped out sometime later, that should be
> > easy.  I have no Courier at the moment.  I do see a lot of darn winmodems,
> > though.)
> 
> I'll bet.  :-)  One other useful thing you might do as you see these
> modems is figure out how to tickle them for firmware release (and
> maybe check the chipset?) and make a list...
> 
> > I'd be happy to work on a config file for this modem if you'd like to send
> > it to me.  The address is 1638 North 200 West, Logan, UT 84341.  I'm
> > assuming that you're in the US.  (Don't bother if not.)  I'll only have it
> > for a few days as I test it, and then I'll send it back with love and a
> > config file.  I'm interested in these USR modems because there are a lot of
> > them around here, and as I continue to set up HylaFAX servers people want
> > to use them... and my experience with them has been quite positive... after
> > Darren helped me work out my first config file a few months ago.  :)
> 
> You betcha.  I'll hit UPS tonight.  Warning: most fax capable Couriers
> I have seen had an ARQ/FAX light; this one's only says ARQ.
> 
> Cheers,
> -- jra

-- 
	Steve Williams, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
	Genie Computer Systems Inc.
	steve@genie96.com

"A man doesn't begin to attain wisdom until he recognizes that he is 
 no longer indispensable."
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