[NTLUG:Discuss] the fax getty

[Jay Urish]

What about a windows client? Maybe I could set the server up to mail them 
to someone and delete the source automagicly.


At 03:40 PM 12/5/00, you wrote:
>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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Jay Urish
Network Engineer - Dallas Wide Area Networking L.L.C
www.dalwan.net