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From: Manfred Bartz
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 1997 00:00

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tim@theWEBfiles.com.au (Tim Dunn) writes:
> Anyone give me a pointer on how to set up my Linux box 
> (Slackware 2.0.1 + 2.0.30) for fax receive/send?

According to sunsite archives, efax, flexfax have been superceeded
by ``hylafax'': <http://www.vix.com/hylafax/>

I have installed hylafax and it ``sort of works''.  It happily
receives the first page 3 times, report everything as successful in
the log and then hangs up.  I have narrowed the problem down to the
communication with the modem and I am still trying to sort it out :=(

Hylafax comes with ``faxgetty''.  It can transfer control to your
standard ``getty'' and/or to a ``voicegetty'' if that's what your
requirements are.

My experience with the hylafax mailing list is limited as I get thrown
out without ever even getting I chance to post a message; maybe I
should try again.  Also the intellectual level there appears to me as
tailored for people with >= 2 PhD's in computer science and a minimum
of 25 years UNIX experience.

-- 
Manfred Bartz <mbartz@werple.net.au>
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This is LINUX country - where other operating systems just get emulated.

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