Re: [hylafax-users] Adding a new fax device without faxaddmodem

[Lee Howard <faxguy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Charles Duffy wrote:

> Lee Howard wrote:
>
> > This is intentional and by design.
> >
> > After restarting faxq it must be informed about the modem's 
> > availability ("readiness") before it will use it.
>
>
> Hmm. So under usual circumstances, I presume that it's faxgetty which 
> sends this message?


Yes.

> What's the conventional way to inform faxq of the modem's readiness on 
> systems not running faxgetty?


faxmodem

> (Or is it advised that faxgetty be run even when it isn't intended 
> that incoming calls be handled?)


faxgetty usage is almost always recommended.  If you don't want it 
answering calls then set RingsBeforeAnswer to 0.

Lee.



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