FAXination v0.1.6 now available

[linerydr@ix.netcom.com (Steven McQueen)]

FAXination Update v0.1.6

Another FAXination update is now available. As before, just unpack it
and use
the files to replace your old programs. You can find it on the Vitesse
BBS by:

1. At the Main Menu, enter X for File Transfers.

2. Enter 3 to go to Area 3 for FAXination Updates. This is VERY
important.

2.a. If you go too far, use the 'Z' command to change areas, then do step 2.

3. Enter 'S' to tell the BBS to Send you a file. (On your own computer, you
will be receiving the file.)

4. Choose 'A' to add a file to your Y-Modem batch, then select file number 1.

5. Choose 'B' to Begin transmitting the files in your Y-Modem batch. Instruct
your own computer to receive files using Y-Modem.

This update corrects the bug in the FAXination printer driver which forces the
"Condensed" check box to always be checked. This same bug sometimes caused one
or more pages of certain documents to be improperly scaled.

A new set of options is now available which lets you set a prefix and suffix
which are appended to the phone number each time you dial. Each of these
fields
can contain up to 20 characters.

A new checkbox called "Line Noise Compensation" forces the fax transmission
speed to slow down. This is useful in cases where the fax appears to connect
properly, but the received document is completely or partially garbled.

Another new checkbox called "Extended Class 1 Protocol" is effective only with
Class 1 modems. Most Class 1 modems automatically handle delays between
messages during the fax protocol conversation, and this box should normally
remain unchecked. However, some modems seem to do exactly what they are told,
when they are told, so checking this box will cause FAXination to ensure that
the required delays are being honored. This check box is ignored for Class 2
modems.

Error messages have been modified. If the modem experiences "No Dial Tone,"
"Busy," "No Carrier" or similar conditions unexpectedly, the message will
reflect this fact. If the error is an unexpected condition related to the fax
protocols, a generic error is generated indicating a "Fax Protocol Error."

A few more instruction cycles have been trimmed from the interrupt handler.
This may improve reliability, especially when receiving faxes.

A great deal of time has been spent searching for the "Fax Print" bug and the
"Crash When Ready to Receive" bug. These have not been found, but there are
indications that there may be a CDEV or INIT conflict involved. If anyone
experiences a consistent problem with printing faxes, or finds that their
machine crashes while waiting for an incoming fax, please list the contents of
your CDEVS folder and your SYSTEM.SETUP folder and e-mail them to the address
below. Otherwise, disable the programs one at a time, keeping track of what is
being changed, and reboot and retry the failed operation until it
works. Then
PLEASE tell us which program seems to be causing the conflict so we can
fix it
or at least warn everyone about what to look out for!!

Thanks, and happy faxing!

Steve
        
S.MCQUEEN1@GENIE.GEIS.COM