JULIAN'S ASSORTED FAX NOTES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~/bin/hylafax_html make web pages easier ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- noclobber: If .cshrc has setenv noclobber it breaks faxaddmodem, like this: Probing for best speed to talk to modem: 38400 OK. /usr/local/bin/bash: /tmp/addmodem26664: Cannot clobber existing file Hmm, something seems to be hung, check your modem eh? kill: (27163) - No such pid ls -al /tmp drwxrwxrwt 3 bin bin 512 Sep 5 11:53 ./ -rw-r--r-- 1 root bin 15 Sep 5 11:53 addmodem26664 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~/bin/stty.cuaa1 ~/bin/stty.cuaa3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /usr/local/sbin/faxq: Sufficient to send a fax: -rwsr-xr-x 1 root bin Dials out OK (failed probably cos escom flow not set right) Insufficient to send a fax: -rwsr-xr-x 1 fax bin didnt dial out, faxstat said: Queued and waiting I believe faxq forks another process to send faxes, & that faxgetty does not send them ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /usr/local/sbin/faxgetty Sufficient to receive a fax: -rwsr-xr-x 1 uucp bin default install is: -rwsr-xr-x 1 fax bin 495616 Oct 25 15:39 /usr/local/sbin/faxgetty ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /usr/local/bin/faxrm Sufficient to rm: -r-sr-sr-x 1 fax dialer same modes had not worked before, thenn did when i chowned root faxq, so maybe faxrm passes request to faxq ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- faxaddmodem If sx faxaddmodem asks Serial port that modem is connected to []? cua01 Sorry, the device is currently in use by another program. Use kermit: C-Kermit>set line /dev/cua01 Removing stale lock /var/spool/lock/LCK..cua01 (pid 26601 terminated) sx chmod 777 /tmp Note faxaddmodem is also kind enough to check syntax & logic of existing config files :-) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EXEC_DEPENDS+= ghostview:${PORTSDIR}/print/ghostview Reasons why ports/comms/hylafax/Makefile does not have this: Nothing in hylafax calls ghostview, if the user invokes `abracadabra' he'll also get `not found', but he won't get `ghostview: command not found' from hylafax. One can also use xv as an alternate viewer to ghostview. One can use mgetty/viewfax-2.1.tar.gz as a fax viewer instead of ghostview ( simply xmkmf make all install ) One can also convert the .ps via ghostscript & print it without ever taking it near an X-11 screen, One can also rcp the .ps or .tiff to another non FreeBSD system. One can also run hylafax in server mode only, auto forwarding, ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- tiff & afm code: hylafax has directories that probably contain near duplicates of whats in egraphics/tiff & print/afm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright: sam_ERASE@sgi.com wrote jhs_ERASE_@: FYI, you should include the exact copyright text somewhere in your documentation--not that I'm going to do anything about it. This is for your protection as much as ours. It is best to also mention flexfax-request_ERASE@sgi.com as the address to use to subscribe to the list (see the README file). #2 was a disabling of configure "Are these ok [yes]?" (as we have about 500M of binaries to make, & can't hang on questions) Use configure -quiet or configure /var/spool/fax/FIFO # to force faxq to reset the current value for ServerTracing. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Software patent case 1993/1995 http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/2014-February/256005.html