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NCID Release 1.9

Network Caller ID (NCID) Release 1.9

Overview

This Release

  • Bugs fixed:
  • Newly featured:
  • Updated:

Features and fixes for this NCID release

Server

  • new: BUSY call termination reason

  • new: When a call is received and the active call table is full, the oldest call is removed and the current call is added. The termination reason for the removed call is called "UNKNOWN".

  • fix: prevent a MESG field of numbers from becoming a name

  • added information on the line indicator and hangup to the "Telephone Line Indicator" and the "Automatic Call Hangup" sections

Gateways

  • fix: Mac OS X could silently truncate SIP packets

  • fix: reading a dump file (.pcap) now properly terminates the program when end-of-file is reached

  • fix: prevent duplicate caller ID being sent to NCID server by matching "487" instead of "Request Canceled" which could be "Request Cancelled"

  • fix: skip a '+' or '*' at the start of a number to detect a number

  • new: added TCP protocol support; command line option --testsip replaces --testudp

  • new: added Message Waiting support

  • new: sends BUSY to ncidd for calls not completed because of a busy signal

  • new: command line and config file option for lineid size in digits

  • improved verbose output and added packet hexdump

  • improved code in many areas

  • corrected spelling error in the "NCID host and port" section

  • improved comment in the "Network Interface" section

  • removed the entire "Remove Duplicate INVITE packets" section

NOTE: Accompanying USB to UART TTL cable adapter for PC connection, also available at LinkSprite.

DISCLAMER: Holtek HT9032D based PSTN Caller ID module does not come inside a protective case nor with a cable adapter, so extra care must be taken in handling and using the device considering eventual hazards. Use at your own risk.

  • new: configuration option for the Holtek HT9032D based PSTN Caller ID module

  • new: USB port names for the Holtek HT9032D based PSTN Caller ID module that can be used

Client

  • new: added --country-code/-C option

  • new: check for ncid supported country codes

  • removed broken formatting code for Germany, returns unformatted number

  • Auto Start options in the File menu are supported, therefore available, only on Linux based distributions and FreeBSD.

  • Tk themed button widget is color defined only on Linux based distributions and FreeBSD.

NOTE: On the "windows" and perhaps on the "Macintosh" platform, the native theme engine seems to have an impact on certain Tk themed widgets. This is the best effort to address at least some of the issues there. Any feedback would be appreciated if you try to resolve the issues yourself.

  • new: added country names to country codes comment

  • new: added a ring value of -3 for a call not completed because of a busy signal

Client Modules

  • ncid-alert now correctly distinguishes between calls and messages.

  • Boolean functions (is_msg_type, is_call_type, etc.) replaced with equivalent variable checks. No configuration file changes are needed.

Important Notes

Downloads

  • The large green Download button on the Sourgeforge Project Page only downloads the latest source if not using Windows, or the latest Windows client setup program if using Windows. Select Files to view and download any of the available packages.

Client

  • Requires TCL/TK version 8.6 or newer for all operating systems.

  • The windows client is installed as ncid.tcl and requires the installation of ActiveTcl.

  • The windows client still does not support OUTPUT MODULES but Win10 can run Ubuntu Linux. Refer to the Windows Complete Install in the User Manual.

NOTE: NCID has not been installed or tested in Win10 Ubuntu. Any feedback would be appreciated if you try to install and test NCID.

  • On maintained Fedora releases, with Emoji fonts installed, the ncid client, in GUI mode, will cause an X-Windows error and then die on start-up or when doing a Re-scan in the Change Fixed Fonts window.

If ncid dies on startup, you must remove the $HOME/.ncid file if using Linux based distribution, FreeBSD or Mac OS X, or the <INSTALLDIR>/.ncid file if using Windows.

The ncid client, starting with release 1.8, ignores all Emoji fonts. For client releases prior to 1.8, the only fix is to remove all Emoji fonts.

  • Newer versions of Mac OS X no longer ship with X-Windows (X11). This results in the $DISPLAY environment variable not being set at all and causes the client to fail to launch in GUI mode.

The fix is to export DISPLAY=:0 prior to launching the client.

Fedora Upgrade

When doing an upgrade from NCID 1.2 on Fedora, the client post-script (installed with NCID 1.2) fails.

  • Everything is installed properly but if you had any clients with output modules running, you may need to restart them after the upgrade.

NCID project home page

Home page for all the NCID distributions.

NCID package description and requirements

Overview of the NCID package and requirements.

NCID package features

Lists all the features of the server and client.

NCID package release notes and downloads

Downloads and release notes for this release.

NCID User Manual

Explains how to get started with NCID and how to set up the various features. It is a good reference even for those experienced with NCID.

NCID Manual Pages

The manual pages describe all the software that comes with NCID.

NCID Modem List

An incomplete table of modems that are compatible and incompatible with NCID.

NCID WiKi

Home page for the NCID WiKi.

NCID API

Information needed to develop servers, clients, client output modules and gateways for NCID (Network Caller ID).

NCID SDK

A tar archive that contains the API and test scripts for building an NCID server, client, or gateway.

Posted by John L. Chmielewski 2018-09-02

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