[H-GEN] Fax Server

[James Mcpherson]

On Fri, 21 Nov 1997, Anthony Towns wrote:

> From: Anthony Towns <A.Towns at mailbox.uq.edu.au>
> To: general at humbug.org.au
> Subject: [H-GEN] Fax Server
> 
> Has anyone played around with fax modems under Linux?

hasn't everybody who uses a modem these days?

> 
> The reason I ask is I'd like to set up a RedHat box to serve as a
> fax-server for Win95 machines, in particular to support mass-mailouts [1] 
> by fax.

I've been using hylafax (grab it from any gnu site or your ubiquitous
cdrom) and I'm quite pleased with it - I'd describe it as being more an
industrial-strength solution rather than, say, efax which is more of clone
of the idea behind all those win3x/95 "personal" fax systems. <rant off>

I compiled it from source (naturally) and had great fun configurig the 
modem - generic class 1 works for me. 

> [1] And yes, that's _targeted_ mass-mailouts. And no, not in the sense of
> sporting shooters with AK-47's.

how they can say they are "sporting" when their weapon of choice is a 
handheld weapon of mass destruction I don't know. But we all know your
probity is beyond question (seriously).

btw, has everybody seem the link aj has to theonion? ;)

cheers all,
jcm
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