On Wed, Nov 28, 2007 at 09:41:38AM +0900, David wrote:
I've just configured a small fax server soon to be connected to a new
network, but with its own 56K modem access.
Efax-gtk and Kfax seem to be the flavours that work, for receiving anyway.
I'm sure for sending as well - I just have to get the format right.
I installed abiword as an editor, but the expected PS facility doesn't
seem to be there.
Surely I'm missing something?
What seems to work for everybody else?
I'm currently looking at these two packages.
http://packages.debian.org/etch/flpsed
http://packages.debian.org/etch/shanty
One for editing and the other for creating a standard coversheet format
that would be acceptable to a fax programme.
Has anybody had any experience with these?
Thanks for any time and trouble.
Last time I set up a fax server (send and receive), I did it with
mgetty+fax (and mgetty+voice so handle the distinctive ring function).
I was using LPRng at the time so that the fax appeared as a standard
printer.
This way, any editor or whathaveyou can send a fax. IIRC, the standard
fax cover page I wrote with Lout (which was my document processing
system at the time) to produce the postscript file.
Doug.