03-May-2004 Update: - New Command Options in /etc/ifax/ifax.conf (See this file in detail) Solution: - Upgrade /etc/ifax/ifax.conf 03-May-2004 Problem: - MultiTech DID Modem is giving the wrong DID digits such as ":T". Solution: - Upgrade /etc/ifax/imodem.config 02-May-2004 Update: - Allow user to change the FaxWait TIMEOUTS with the daemon command "/sbin/faxoutd Poll_Interval FaxWait_Timeouts" in the script "/etc/rc.d/init.d/ifax". - Change the FaxWait TIMEOUTS to suitable value automatically according to different brands of fax modem or fax card. - Write TIMEOUT messages in /var/log/sendfax.log for T1 boards. Solution: - Upgrade /sbin/faxoutd - Upgrade /sbin/faxoutdid - Upgrade /sbin/sendfaxdid - Upgrade /sbin/imodem 30-Apr-2004 Problem: - Send duplicated ALERT emails to administrator. Solution: - Upgrade /sbin/imodem 29-Apr-2004 Problem: - Drop line & timeout while sending or receiving big fax file. - Page #2 appears rubbish while sending or receiving big fax file. Solution: - Upgrade /sbin/faxoutd - Upgrade /sbin/sendfaxdid - Upgrade /sbin/faxind - Upgrade /sbin/imodem 23-Apr-2004 Problem: - Cannot update JobTime, SentBytes & other accounting fields properly. Solution: - Upgrade /sbin/faxoutd - Upgrade /sbin/faxoutdid - Upgrade /sbin/sendfaxdid 19-Apr-2004 Update: - Provide accounting information such as Job Time for outgoing fax service Solution: - Upgrade /sbin/faxoutd - Upgrade /sbin/faxoutdid - Upgrade /sbin/sendfaxdid 19-Apr-2004 Update: - Allow user to add the faxout port(s) with /etc/ifax/ifax.conf Solution: - Upgrade /etc/ifax/ifax.conf 19-Apr-2004 Problem: - Cannot support lines over 32 Solution: - Upgrade /sbin/faxind - Upgrade /sbin/faxoutd 23-Mar-2004 Problem: - /etc/rc.d/init.d/ifax hangs while booting under certain versions of Linux. Solution: - Upgrade /etc/rc.d/init.d/ifax 23-Mar-2004 Update: - Support Automatic System Alert by email or pager for any emergency such as hardware failure. Solution: - Upgrade /sbin/imodem 20-Mar-2004 Problem: - Web-to-Fax hangs while uploading the text file. Solution: - Upgrade /sbin/screenfilter - Upgrade /etc/ifax/ifax.conf 20-Mar-2004 Update: - Support Linux client. Solution: - Upgrade /sbin/printfax - Install /sbin/ifaxclient 20-Mar-2004 Update: - Support ISDN/T1/E1 line. Solution: - Upgrade /sbin/imodem 22-Feb-2004 Problem: - The page counter for normal fax (Line-to-Fax) on the admin GUI cannot work. Solution: - Upgrade /sbin/faxin 22-Feb-2004 Problem: - Windows XP/2K/NT users cannot print fax. Solution: - Upgrade /etc/samba/smb.conf - Read the updated "Configuration" below in the end of this document. 21-Feb-2004 Update: - Allow user to use the PrintFax without login of the samba server Solution: - Upgrade /etc/samba/smb.conf 20-Feb-2004 Update: - Support Password Auth method for PrintFax - Support unlimited multiple fax numbers and receipts' names for PrintFax Solution: - Upgrade /sbin/printfax 12-Feb-2004 Update: - Support User License & Company License Solution: - Upgrade /sbin/faxind - Upgrade /sbin/faxoutd 12-Feb-2004 Problem: - Cannot support lines over 10 Solution: - Upgrade /sbin/faxind - Upgrade /sbin/faxin 28-Jan-2004 Update: - Support easy GUI installation Solution: - Upgrade /sbin/checkreg - Upgrade /sbin/getregno - Do the following steps before use: chown root.ifax getregno ; chmod u=rwxs,g=rx,o= getregno chown root.apache checkreg ; chmod u=rwxs,g=rx,o= checkreg 16-Jan-2004 Update: - Support no "DID Prefix" mapping Solution: - Upgrade /sbin/faxin 11-Jan-2004 Update: - Enable PrintFax to support "adiXein HFC" which can ask for a fax number from a contact in Microsoft Outlook Solution: - Upgrade /sbin/printfax 10-Jan-2004 Problem: - No Authentication while using PrintFax Solution: - Upgrade /sbin/printfax ==> i-Fax-Any-v20031216.tar.gz 16-Dec-2003 Problem: - Time Period Calculation error Solution: - Upgrade /sbin/faxin - Upgrade /sbin/faxind - Upgrade /sbin/faxoutd - Upgrade /sbin/faxoutdid - Upgrade /sbin/imodem - Upgrade /sbin/printfax - Upgrade /sbin/reg - Upgrade /sbin/reprint-file-did - Upgrade /sbin/reprint-pages-did - Upgrade /sbin/screenfilter ==> i-Fax-Any-v20031206.tar.gz 06-Dec-2003 Problem: - /sbin/faxind quits sometimes automatically Solution: - Upgrade /sbin/faxind !! 29-Nov-2003 Problem: - Cannot support over 10 phone lines for faxin Solution: - Upgrade /sbin/faxin !! 28-Nov-2003 Update: - Increase speed of the fax broadcasting. - Fix the fax broadcasting couter's problem while it is over 10 times. Problem: - Non-stop to send the fax(s) marked "Unsent". Solution: - Upgrade /sbin/faxoutd !! - Upgrade /sbin/faxoutdid !! ==> i-Fax-Any-v20031029.tar.gz 29-Oct-2003 Problem: - Period field in the new key system has some bugs. Solution: - Upgrade all binaries in /sbin/ !! 28-Oct-2003 Problem: - Period field cannot work in the new key system. Solution: - Upgrade all binaries in /sbin/ !! 14-Oct-2003 Update: - Support new key system. - Support multiple ranges of DID numbers Solution: - Upgrade all binaries in /sbin/ !! - Upgrade /etc/inittab, in which the "imodem xxxx ttyS?" line has been removed !! - Upgrade /etc/rc.d/rc.local, in which all lines for i-Fax have been removed ! - Upgrade /etc/ifax/ifax.conf, in which the DID Number Prefix can support multiple ranges of DID numbers now & one new option "Faxin Ports" is used to configure the faxin ports. - Install these new files: /etc/rc.d/init.d/ifax, /etc/rc.d/rc3.d/S96ifax, /etc/rc.d/rc5.d/S96ifax, /sbin/faxind, /sbin/reg New Application: - Use "/usr/sbin/setup" to add or remove "ifax" service. - Use /sbin/reg to register your i-Fax product. - Use /etc/rc.d/init.d/ifax start/stop/restart to start or stop the fax server. 07-Oct-2003 Problem: - Sometimes the DID modem can hang while using some DID phone lines. Solution: - Install the file "/etc/cron.hourly/resetmodem" if this problem always happens. 29-Sep-2003 Update: - Support the new feature "Automatic Carbon Copy for all outgoing faxes by users using PrintFax". Solution: - Upgrade /sbin/printfax with permission "rwsr-x---" and owner "root.users". 29-Sep-2003 Problem: - Cannot print fax due to no dialog box for user to enter the fax number. Solution: - Upgrade /etc/samba/smb.conf with permission "rw-r-----" and owner "root.users". - All users using the PrintFax feature must be in "users" group. 29-Sep-2003 Problem: - Some minor error code while installation with RPM. Solution: - Upgrade /sbin/faxoutdid - Upgrade /usr/sbin/sendfax and move this filename to /sbin/sendfaxdid from this version. 15-Sep-2003 Update: - Enable the PrintFax feature Solution: - Upgrade /sbin/printfax with permission "rwsr-x---" and owner "root.users". - Upgrade /etc/samba/smb.conf by reference to the content of the smb.conf in "etc/samba" from this package. 05-Sep-2003 Problem: - Cannot support the samba & nfs file locking schemes under multi-server envirnoment. - Fax Broadcasting cannot work. - Some files cannot be previewed before faxout. - Open double daemon for every modem port. - Cannot change the CSID of the i-Fax server for faxout Solution: - Upgrade /sbin/faxoutdid & /etc/ifax/ifax.conf [in which new command 'K' is supported] - Upgrade /sbin/faxoutdid - Upgrade /sbin/screenfilter - Upgrade /sbin/faxoutd - Upgrade /usr/sbin/sendfax 29-Aug-2003 Problem: - Some PDF file cannot be converted to GIF format by screenfilter and appear blank page(s). - The converted GIF file from PDF has size error. - Some converted GIF files from PDF are missing some parts. - Find bug in Ghostscript for RedHat 7.3 or the previous version of RedHat Solution: - Upgrade /sbin/faxoutdid - Upgrade /sbin/screenfilter - Go to http://www.ghostscript.com/person/rillian/ to download the newest version of GNU ghostscript. Then, do: tar zxvf ghostscript-7.07.tar.gz cd ghostscript-7.07 ./configure make make install *** Also please upgrade & install all newest ghostscript fonts ***