**ANNOUNCE** hylafax-4.2.2 released

Folks,

The HylaFAX development team is pleased to announce our 4.2.2
patch level release! As always, our sincerest thanks go to all who
participate and provide feedback.

The source code for the 4.2.2 release can be downloaded from:

   ftp://ftp.hylafax.org/source/hylafax-4.2.2.tar.gz
   (md5: 356328a6289d0a26775f33d6bfb75368  1,438,894  bytes)

The README file from this release follows. Please read it carefully.


                               *   *   *

This document is intended to describe the significant differences
between hylafax-4.2.2 and older releases, point out any known
incompatibilites and issues, and provide the reader with directions to
further resources regarding HylaFAX.

                          *   NEW FEATURES   *

* faxgetty can now utilize more than two call identification tags
* color fax (JPEG) reception is now supported (requires updating
  libtiff and libjpeg)
* FaxModify makes pre-processing outbound fax images on the server easier
* numerous other enhancements and bugfixes (see CHANGES)

                         *   KNOWN ISSUES   *

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

                       *   INCOMPATIBILITIES   *

* 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.
* Some of the CallID changes in this release required some reordering of
  the command-line parameters with which the DynamicConfig scripts were
  called.  If you use DynamicConfig check your scripts after upgrading.
* TIFFs received prior to upgrading to this release will display their
  CIDName and CIDNumber information reversed (CallID2, CallID1) when
  examined with faxinfo.
* 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?   *

* For security reasons, everyone not yet using 4.2.1 should consider
  upgrading to this 4.2.2 release as soon as possible.
* New improvements in 4.2.2 with unexpected signal handling should benefit
  most Class 1/1.0 users (with or without ECM enabled).
* If using a modem with a newer Rockwell or Conexant chipset that
  indicates Class 1.0 support you may want to upgrade and re-run faxaddmodem
  to choose Class 1.0 in order to improve unexpected signal handling.
* If you regularly send fax batches (new in 4.2.0) you should upgrade to
  get the fixes in 4.2.2.
* If you wish to send multipage faxes with mixed page lengths you should
  upgrade (requires patching Ghostscript).

                     *   HYLAFAX BINARY PACKAGES   *

Binary packages for some operating systems and platforms are available.
Please see ftp://ftp.hylafax.org/binary/ and
http://www.hylafax.org/howto/install.html#ss2.3.3  If you are able and
willing to produce a binary package of HylaFAX for general distribution,
then you are invited to join [email protected] and solicit your
binary package.

                       *   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/mailing-lists.html

    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."

  * read the on-line documentation and resources
    See: http://www.hylafax.org and http://www.hylafax.org/howto

  * review HylaFAX CVS
    See: http://www.hylafax.org/cvs.html

  * report confirmed bugs, feature requests, and submit patches
    See: http://bugs.hylafax.org/bugzilla



Thanks,

  The HylaFAX development team 


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