$Id: README,v 1.14 2002/10/22 01:05:42 darren Exp $
* ANNOUNCE *
The HylaFAX development team is pleased to announce our 4.1.5
patch-level release! The release represents many hours of work and
testing by developers and contributors, and our thanks goes to all who
participate and provide feedback.
* * *
This document is intended to describe the significant differences
between hylafax-4.1.5 and older releases, point out any known
incompatibilites and issues, and provide the reader with directions to
further resources regarding HylaFAX.
* NEW FEATURES *
* sendfax warns when -d options are used poorly
* NSF recognition on sending for virtually all US, UK, and Japan codes
* DSO versioning follows HylaFAX
* additional modem support for various USR, Digi, and Lucent/Agere modems
* faxqclean now has a "force archiving" option
* faxanswer supports Caller-ID now when faxgetty is running
* removed support for Solaris DSOs and various other Solaris bugfixes
* new Class1MsgRecvHack, Class1ResponseWaitCmd, and RingExtended config
options
* probemodem options to send one command and not kill faxgetty
* improve the select bug workaround
* faxq triggers LOCKWAIT explicitly when initiating faxsend
* faxgetty polls for lockfiles while RUNNING
* fix broken facsimile polling when in Class 1
* KNOWN ISSUES *
* HylaFAX corrupts images received in 2D-MMR (patch available).
* Specific support for fax class 1.0 is not yet implemented.
* A low-priority job can block a high priority job to the same destination.
** Please refer to HylaFAX Bugzilla for a detailed list of issues.
* INCOMPATIBILITIES *
* faxinfo from older installations of HylaFAX will not give correct
output when run against newly received fax image files. faxinfo from
4.1.3 and later can read both newly received and older fax image files.
* HylaFAX source needs to be extracted and built on a case-sensitive
filesystem. Users with case-insensitive filesystems, such as those with
Mac OS X HFS, will need to mount a new filesystem (i.e. UFS) for this
purpose.
* The popular faxrcvd-mail scripts have been deprecated by FILETYPE use in
FaxDispatch, and unchanged, will not work with faxgetty in 4.1.3 and later.
See 'man faxrcvd' for details.
* WHO SHOULD UPGRADE? *
Anyone running the short-lived 4.1.4 release of HylaFAX should consider this
a mandatory upgrade. A race condition in the lockfile polling code could lead
to a non-responsive faxgetty in some circumstances.
A large number of security fixes were included in the 4.1.3 release of
HylaFAX which make it very important to upgrade to 4.1.3 or newer. If you
are not already running 4.1.3, this 4.1.5 release is a recommended
upgrade.
Anyone already running 4.1.3 on Solaris should also upgrade, since a number
of Solaris-specific issues were addressed in this release.
Users who find that their modem status does not always return to idle after
sending a fax, such as those with low-level select bugs or those running
RedHat Linux 7.3, should upgrade.
* HYLAFAX BINARY PACKAGES *
Binary packages for some operating systems and platforms are available.
Please see ftp://ftp.hylafax.org/binary/ and
http://www.hylafax.org/howto/install.html#ss2.3.3 If you are able and
willing to produce a binary package of HylaFAX for general distribution,
then you are invited to join hylafax-devel@hylafax.org and solicit your
binary package.
* COMMERCIAL SUPPORT *
HylaFAX.org has partnered with iFax Solutions, Inc. to provide commercial
support to HylaFAX users. Single-incident and annual support options are
available, as well as a variety of consulting services. Contact HylaFAX
Sales <sales@hylafax.org> for more information.
* FREE SUPPORT *
HylaFAX has numerous public support resources available. The user is
encouraged to utilize the manpage documentation before turning to
other support arenas. However, if other support is desired, or if you
would like to actively take part in the HylaFAX community, you are
invited to:
* join and participate in a HylaFAX mailing list
See: http://www.hylafax.org/mailing-lists.html
When corresponding about this software, please always specify:
- what version of HylaFAX you have,
- what system you're running on (if it is Linux please name the
distribution)
- if the problem is modem-related, identify it and the firmware rev
For example: "HylaFAX v4.0pl2 under RedHat Linux 4.2 with gcc 2.7.2;
ZyXEL 1496E with 6.11a firmware."
* read the on-line documentation and resources
See: http://www.hylafax.org and http://www.hylafax.org/howto
* review HylaFAX CVS
See: http://www.hylafax.org/cvs.html
* report confirmed bugs, feature requests, and submit patches
See: http://bugs.hylafax.org/bugzilla
Thanks,
The HylaFAX development team
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And now, a note from HylaFAX's original author ;-)
Silicon Graphics has seen fit to allow me to give this work away. It
is free. There is no support or guarantee of any sort as to its
operations, correctness, or whatever. If you do anything useful with
all or parts of it you need to honor the copyright notices. I would
also be interested in knowing about it and, hopefully, be acknowledged.
Finally, note that this software is called ``HylaFAX'', not ``Hylafax'',
``hylafax'', and certainly not ``FlexFAX'' (the old name which someone
else has a copyright on). If you want to refer to this software use
``HylaFAX (tm)'' and be sure to honor the Silicon Graphics trademark.
Sam Leffler
Use and Copyright
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Copyright (c) 1988-1996 Sam Leffler
Copyright (c) 1991-1996 Silicon Graphics, Inc.
HylaFAX is a trademark of Silicon Graphics
Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and sell this software and
its documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee, provided
that (i) the above copyright notices and this permission notice appear in
all copies of the software and related documentation, and (ii) the names of
Sam Leffler and Silicon Graphics may not be used in any advertising or
publicity relating to the software without the specific, prior written
permission of Sam Leffler and Silicon Graphics.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS-IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY
WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
IN NO EVENT SHALL SAM LEFFLER OR SILICON GRAPHICS BE LIABLE FOR
ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND,
OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS,
WHETHER OR NOT ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGE, AND ON ANY THEORY OF
LIABILITY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE
OF THIS SOFTWARE.
