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faxq maxing out CPU



Hi,

First encountered this about a year ago when installing hfax4.0pl2 on a
Slackware 3.5 system. FAQ Q22 solved the problem on that occasion. 
Recap:
Build & install from source, start hfaxd, faxq & faxgetty. Everything
looks good. Send a test fax (sendfax -n -dXXXXX /etc/passwd) and 2nd faxq
process appears, hogs CPU until killed. Fax not sent.

FAQ Q22 sez edit config.site to change ORDONLY to ORDWR against a FIFO
line (check hylafax.org for details), rebuild & reinstall. This did the
trick.

Encountered same symptoms this week:
Slackware 4.0 (kernel 2.2.6, gcc 2.7.2.3)
hfaxv4.1beta2

Followed FAQ Q22 procedure (config.site indicates attempt to address
problem), but it didn't work.

After several re-installs, replaced faxq binary with one built on system
described at top (Slack 3.5, kernel 2.0.34, hfaxv4.0pl2) and BINGO! it
works.

However, I suspect that problems will arise when the system goes live and
starts sending hundreds of faxes per day. I'm amazed that a binary created
by egcs (aka gcc 2.8, as used by Slack 3.5) runs in the Slack 4.0
environment.

Any ideas? 

Best Regards,

Mark Wilson

P. Kay Associates Ltd.




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