HylaFAX 4.3.0 release

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Current revision as of 13:04, 18 May 2006

The HylaFAX development team is pleased to announce our 4.3.0 release! This release introduces several powerful new features to HylaFAX, and so we encourage you to check it out. No release would be complete without bugfixes of course, and this one has plenty. As always, our sincerest thanks go to all who participate in the development and testing process.

The source code for 4.3.0 can be downloaded from:

ftp://ftp.hylafax.org/source/hylafax-4.3.0.tar.gz
(md5: 15fbb3eb5fdf6def379799442a68da4e 1,468,136 bytes)

This document is intended to describe the significant differences between hylafax-4.3.0 and older releases, point out any known incompatibilites and issues, and provide the reader with directions to further resources regarding HylaFAX.

NEW FEATURES

JobControl: Allows arbitrary control of outbound jobs, and can provide send-side "virtualization" of devices
DynamicConfig: Improved to allow arbitrary control of inbound jobs, and can provide receive-side "virtualization" of devices
Internationalization: Templating system for translating the emails HylaFAX sends into other languages, with out-of-the-box support for French, German, Italian, Polish, Portugese and Spanish.

KNOWN ISSUES

Please refer to HylaFAX Bugzilla for a detailed list of issues.

INCOMPATIBILITIES

QualifyCID is obsolete, having been replaced by DynamicConfig
DestControls is obsolete, having been replaced by JobControl
Some modem config files generated from earlier versions' config file prototypes may contain Class1TCFRecvHack. This is no longer desireable for production use, and this feature should now only be used for debugging purposes.
If upgrading from any release older than 4.2.2, be advised that CIDName/CIDNumber are now part of a larger CallID framework.
libtiff-3.6.1 is fatally flawed when dealing with Group 3 images. Don't use it as-is. See: http://bugs.hylafax.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=500

WHO SHOULD UPGRADE?

Several new features have been added in this release that may be of considerable value to many users. We have also made imporant fixes to client-server timezone handling, the batching of outbound jobs, the Class 1 fax protocol's handling of V.34, and PAM on Solaris. For these reasons, this is a recommended upgrade for all users. Anyone presently using DestControls should study the new JobControl feature carefully and test migration to the new framework before upgrading a production server. Likewise, those using QualifyCID to reject faxes from certain callers should become familar with DynamicConfig and RejectCall.

HYLAFAX BINARY PACKAGES

Binary packages for some operating systems and platforms are available. Please see:

If you are able and willing to produce a binary package of HylaFAX for general distribution, and one is not already available for your platform/OS, then you are invited to add it to the Binary_Packages wiki page at www.hylafax.org.

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/content/Mailing_Lists

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."

Thanks,

The HylaFAX development team

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-<pre>
 The HylaFAX development team is pleased to announce our 4.3.0 release!
 This release introduces several powerful new features to HylaFAX, and
@@ Line 9: / Line 8: @@
 The source code for 4.3.0 can be downloaded from:
-        ftp://ftp.hylafax.org/source/hylafax-4.3.0.tar.gz
+ftp://ftp.hylafax.org/source/hylafax-4.3.0.tar.gz<br />
-      (md5: 15fbb3eb5fdf6def379799442a68da4e  1,468,136 bytes)
+(md5: 15fbb3eb5fdf6def379799442a68da4e  1,468,136 bytes)
-The README from this release follows. Please read it carefully.
+This document is intended to describe the significant differences between hylafax-4.3.0 and older releases, point out any known incompatibilites and issues, and provide the reader with directions to further resources regarding HylaFAX.
-                               *   *   *
+==NEW FEATURES==
+* JobControl: Allows arbitrary control of outbound jobs, and can provide send-side "virtualization" of devices
+* DynamicConfig: Improved to allow arbitrary control of inbound jobs, and can provide receive-side "virtualization" of devices
+* Internationalization: Templating system for translating the emails HylaFAX sends into other languages, with out-of-the-box support for French, German, Italian, Polish, Portugese and Spanish.
-This document is intended to describe the significant differences
+==KNOWN ISSUES==
-between hylafax-4.3.0 and older releases, point out any known
+* Please refer to HylaFAX Bugzilla for a detailed list of issues.
-incompatibilites and issues, and provide the reader with directions to
-further resources regarding HylaFAX.
-                          *   NEW FEATURES   *
-* JobControl: Allows arbitrary control of outbound jobs, and can
-  provide send-side "virtualization" of devices
-* DynamicConfig: Improved to allow arbitrary control of inbound
-  jobs, and can provide receive-side "virtualization" of devices
-* Internationalization: Templating system for translating the
-  emails HylaFAX sends into other languages, with out-of-the-box
-  support for French, German, Italian, Polish, Portugese and Spanish.
-                         *   KNOWN ISSUES   *
-** Please refer to HylaFAX Bugzilla for a detailed list of issues.
-                       *   INCOMPATIBILITIES   *
+==INCOMPATIBILITIES==
 * QualifyCID is obsolete, having been replaced by DynamicConfig
 * DestControls is obsolete, having been replaced by JobControl
-* Some modem config files generated from earlier versions' config file
+* Some modem config files generated from earlier versions' config file prototypes may contain Class1TCFRecvHack.  This is no longer desireable for production use, and this feature should now only be used for debugging purposes.
-  prototypes may contain Class1TCFRecvHack.  This is no longer desireable
+* If upgrading from any release older than 4.2.2, be advised that CIDName/CIDNumber are now part of a larger CallID framework.
-  for production use, and this feature should now only be used for
+* libtiff-3.6.1 is fatally flawed when dealing with Group 3 images. Don't use it as-is. See: http://bugs.hylafax.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=500
-  debugging purposes.
-* If upgrading from any release older than 4.2.2, be advised
-  that CIDName/CIDNumber are now part of a larger CallID framework.
-* libtiff-3.6.1 is fatally flawed when dealing with Group 3 images.
-  Don't use it as-is.
-  See: http://bugs.hylafax.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=500
-                      *   WHO SHOULD UPGRADE?   *
+==WHO SHOULD UPGRADE?==
+Several new features have been added in this release that may be of considerable value to many users. We have also made imporant fixes to client-server timezone handling, the batching of outbound jobs, the Class 1 fax protocol's handling of V.34, and PAM on Solaris. For these reasons, this is a recommended upgrade for all users. Anyone presently using DestControls should study the new JobControl feature carefully and test migration to the new framework before upgrading a production server. Likewise, those using QualifyCID to reject faxes from certain callers should become familar with DynamicConfig and RejectCall.
-Several new features have been added in this release that may be of
+==HYLAFAX BINARY PACKAGES==
-considerable value to many users. We have also made imporant fixes to
+Binary packages for some operating systems and platforms are available. Please see:
-client-server timezone handling, the batching of outbound jobs, the
+*ftp://ftp.hylafax.org/binary/
-Class 1 fax protocol's handling of V.34, and PAM on Solaris. For these
+*http://www.hylafax.org/content/Binary_Packages
-reasons, this is a recommended upgrade for all users. Anyone presently
+*http://www.hylafax.org/content/Handbook:Binary_Package_Install
-using DestControls should study the new JobControl feature carefully
-and test migration to the new framework before upgrading a production
-server. Likewise, those using QualifyCID to reject faxes from certain
-callers should become familar with DynamicConfig and RejectCall.
-                     *   HYLAFAX BINARY PACKAGES   *
+If you are able and  willing to produce a binary package of HylaFAX for general distribution, and one is not already available for your platform/OS, then you are invited to add it to the Binary_Packages wiki page at www.hylafax.org.
-Binary packages for some operating systems and platforms are available.
+==SUPPORT==
-Please see:
+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
-   ftp://ftp.hylafax.org/binary/
-   http://www.hylafax.org/content/Binary_Packages
-   http://www.hylafax.org/content/Handbook:Binary_Package_Install
-If you are able and  willing to produce a binary package of HylaFAX for
-general distribution, and one is not already available for your platform/OS,
-then you are invited to add it to the Binary_Packages wiki page at
-www.hylafax.org.
-                       *   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
+===join and participate in a HylaFAX mailing list===
-    See: http://www.hylafax.org/content/Mailing_Lists
+See: http://www.hylafax.org/content/Mailing_Lists
-    When corresponding about this software, please always specify:
+When corresponding about this software, please always specify:
-    - what version of HylaFAX you have,
+* what version of HylaFAX you have,
-    - what system you're running on (if it is Linux please name the
+* what system you're running on (if it is Linux please name the distribution)
-      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."
-    - 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
+===read the on-line documentation and resources===
-    See: http://www.hylafax.org/content/Documentation
+See: http://www.hylafax.org/content/Documentation
-  * review HylaFAX CVS
+===review HylaFAX CVS===
-    See: http://www.hylafax.org/content/Developers
+See: http://www.hylafax.org/content/Developers
-  * report confirmed bugs, feature requests, and submit patches
-    See: http://bugs.hylafax.org/bugzilla
+===report confirmed bugs, feature requests, and submit patches===
+See: http://bugs.hylafax.org/bugzilla
 Thanks,
-  The HylaFAX development team
+The HylaFAX development team
--------------------------------------------------------------------
-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
------------------
-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.
-</pre>

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