Re: flexfax: --> [5:ERROR]

[David Lee Haw Ling <ojhomy@singnet.com.sg>]

David Woolley wrote:
> 
> >
> > OS:           Linux Redhat 5.2
> > Hylafax:      4.0 patch level 2 (Binary Distribution)
> 
> Whose RPM and which version of the RPM?

Mr. Arlington Hewes (I think)
hylafax-4.0pl2-3rh5.i386.rpm

> 
> > I'm able to send fax thro' Hylafax sucessfully.  But for a particular
> > destination, Hylafax is receiving a "[5:ERROR]" error at the end of the
> 
> 5 is the number of letters in the word ERROR.  ERROR is the response from
> the modem to illegal commands, but, for some modems, also for a retrain
> negative response from the remote modem (the remote modem thinks the
> line quality is poor and the received page is unuseable).
> 
> The latest RPM should include the tagline patch which fixes an error
> in the fax transmission that some very fussy modems consider to make the
> fax unuseable.
> 
> > transfer, and thus Hylafax retransmit another 2 times.  At the
> > destination, the same document is being recieved for more than a copy.
> 
> How noisy are the copies?
> 

It's clear.  The recepient fax it back to my other fax machine with hand
written notes telling me not to fax to them any more.

> > Apr 20 10:49:58.58: [ 4654]: REMOTE best rate 9600 bit/s
> > Apr 20 10:50:06.22: [ 4654]: SEND begin page
> > Apr 20 10:50:28.74: [ 4654]: SENT 32624 bytes of data
> 
> 32624 bytes in 22.5 seconds is 1,450 bytes per second.
> 
> Absolute maximum rate at 9600 bps equals 1,200 bytes per second.
> 
> Buffering could explain the discrepancy, but it might be worth
> checking the flow control.