Problem sending >= 2 pages fax

Gert Doering (gert@greenie.muc.de)
Wed, 24 Jun 1998 16:49:24 +0200


Hi,

Maciej 'Tycoon' Majchrowski wrote:
> I've benn using 2 the same modems as a sender and receiver:
> 	"USRobotics Sportster Voice 33600 Fax Rev. 2.0"
> at local phone network.

Problem number one...

> Here are some logs.
> I don't know why the problem occurs, but the modems are good.

They are? That's news to me.

> Thnx for Your answer :-)
> 
> ----------- sendfax - console log ----------------------------------------
> Trying fax device '/dev/ttyS3'... OK.
> Dialing 18... OK.       (18 - receiver phone number in local phone network)
> sending 'f1.g3'...
> 
> sendfax: FAILED to transmit 'f1.g3'.
> Transmission error: +FHNG:-5 (Unexpected hangup / read() error / write()
> error (int.))

Documentation says: use 'ignore-carrier yes' (in sendfax.config) if you 
get that error message.

This is a VERY regular FAQ, it is asked about once a week, and it REALLY
annoys me when it is asked again and again.

gert
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