Problem receiving a fax from one location.

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Hi,

On Wed, Jul 07, 1999 at 06:22:11AM -0500, Patrick Sonnek wrote:
> I've been using Mgetty, and an old USR 28.8K sportster as my incoming fax
> machine.

Please check the USR chapter of the mgetty documentation...

> It has been working fine, except for this one customer.
> 
> Here is the mgetty log entries from the fax he is trying to send me.
> 
> 05/12 12:51:49 aa0  waiting for ``CONNECT''
> 05/12 12:51:58 aa0  found action string: ``+FCO_''
> 05/12 12:51:58 aa0  start fax receiver...

The modem says "oh, it is a fax!"...

> 05/12 12:51:58 aa0  fax_wait_for(OK)
> 05/12 12:52:29 aa0  connection hangup: '+FHS:01'** found **

... and then gives up, with "can't make a successful handshake".

> Any idea what is going on here, and what I can do to get this to work?

Classical case of my-modem-doesn't-like-your-modem, and there is nothing
you can do except try to upgrade the modem's firmware, and see whether
that helps.

gert

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