[NTLUG:Discuss] the fax getty

[Dan Carlson]

Try using the viewfax program to view them, if its installed on your
system.  For simple use, just run "viewfax <filename>", see the man
page for its full capabilities.

You may need to determine if the fax is in normal or fine resolution
and pass the appropriate option to viewfax, if it can't figure it out
for itself.

The fax files are in G3 format.  There are typically a set of
utilities installed that can convert these files to other formats:
g32pbm, g3topbm, convert, etc.

Dan Carlson

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jay Urish" <j at dalwan.net>
To: <discuss at ntlug.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2000 3:17 PM
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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