Re: flexfax: USRobotics RPI modem

["Jay R. Ashworth" <jra@baylink.com>]

On Tue, Jun 08, 1999 at 12:00:03PM -0500, Doug wrote:
> Using USR Sportster SI (this is a RPI modem, I am almost certain?) on
> ttyS0 can't get HylaFAX to work.  I am using faxgetty to handle incoming
> calls but am not concerned about disconnecting none fax calls (all the
> calls on that line are fax - if not who cares, shouldn't be calling) The
> only reason for faxgetty is because I think that is the only way to rec
> faxes w/ HylaFAX. <- is this true?
> 
> Is this a work around?
> Use HylaFAX to send faxes and efax to recieve?  Efax works great on this
> modem but the GUI front end (Gfax) is not set up for sending with
> Efax.   The only reason I want to use HylaFAX is becuse it interfaces
> and does file conversions better.

I'm amazed that efax _does_ work.  RPI modems, or in their more
correctly pejorative description, "WinModems", don't have much code on
the board.  The compression and error correction, at _least_, and in
some cases most of the firmware, is actually part of a windows driver.

In any event, both categories are best avoided.  Modems are cheap
nowadays.  Even good ones.

Cheers,
-- jra
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