[NTLUG:Discuss] the fax getty

[Steve Egbert]

If you use forwarding mechanism, you can view the fax using your GUI mail
reader (i.e. Netscape).

Edit the /etc/mgetty+sendfax/faxlist file and insert the following to your
taste:

# This is the faxlist.
#
# Not corresponding entries are separated with a blank line
# Other blank lines are ignored
# Lines starting with # are comments and also ignored
#
# Syntax Description
# ------------------
# id [substring]        Substring of ID for the next lines
# name name             Name for mail or notifications
# mail e-mail           Send a notification via email
# notify user at domain    Send a notification via email
# print [printer]       Print the fax on this printer
# fax [number]          Forward fax to given number
# compress              compress fax into archive
# write [username(s)]   inform by tty write of incoming
# D                     Delete faxes after
#

id
write steve root faxadmin
mail john at doe.com
mail jane at doe.com
mail johndoe at yahoo.com
archive /var/spool/fax/archive



Hope this helps.

Steve

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jay Urish [mailto:j at dalwan.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2000 3:17 PM
> To: discuss at ntlug.org
> Subject: [NTLUG:Discuss] the fax getty
> 
> 
> Hey Gang,
> It's time for another off the trail question---
> 
> The fax getty is taking faxes but I don't know what to use to 
> view them..
> 
> I need to know what format they are being saved in...
> 
> 
> here is the message I get
> ---
> 
> Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2000 15:29:43 -0600
> Message-Id: <200012052129.eB5LThZ09743 at mail.rdlsupply.com>
> Subject: fax from
> To: root at mail.rdlsupply.com
> From: root at mail.rdlsupply.com (Fax Getty)
> Status:
> 
> A fax was successfully received:
> Sender ID:
> Pages received: 1
> 
> Modem device: ttyS0
> 
> Communication parameters: +FCS:0,5,0,2,0,0,0,0
>      Resolution : normal
>      Bit Rate   : 14400
>      Page Width : 1728 pixels
>      Page Length: unlimited
>      Compression: 0 (1d mod Huffman)
>      Error Corr.: none
>      Scan Time  : 0
> 
> Reception Time : 00:38
> 
> 
> Spooled G3 fax files:
> 
> 
>    /tmp/FAXn5e21.01
> 
> 
> 
> Jay Urish
> Network Engineer - Dallas Wide Area Networking L.L.C
> www.dalwan.net
> 
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