Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 20:38:13 -0500 From: "Robert H. Perry" <rperry@gti.net> To: Daniel <jahilliya@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Fax App Recommendations Message-ID: <438E5405.7000807@gti.net> In-Reply-To: <ba5e78ea0511292219v3f696459t7498ae242507a8aa@mail.gmail.com> References: <438D3AD4.1060402@gti.net> <438D4207.8010603@gti.net> <438D42D6.60702@gti.net> <ba5e78ea0511292219v3f696459t7498ae242507a8aa@mail.gmail.com>
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Daniel wrote: > On 11/30/05, Robert H. Perry <rperry@gti.net> wrote: > >>Robert H. Perry wrote: >> >>>Robert H. Perry wrote: >>> >>> >>>>Currently running FreeBSD RELEASE 5.4 and a MultiTech Voice/Data/Fax >>>>modem for dialup internet service on a server-type machine. I also >>>>run another machine with 3 operating systems (FreeBSD 5.4, Suse 9.2, >>>>and Windows XP). >>>> >>>>My original objective was to install Hylafax on the server and share >>>>it with the other 3 systems. >>>> >>>>I ran into a couple of errors early on and seeked some help from the >>>>mailing list. Got one response suggesting I reinstall the app from >>>>source. >>>> >> >>I was preparing to respond to a reply when Thunderbird sent the original >>to never-never-land. Sorry. Here's the problem I encountered. >> >>I was running the sendfax command to test my installation and received >>an unexpected error message. I used the command taken from the >>sendfax man page as follows: >> >>"sendfax -n -d (destination fax#) /etc/passwd >>"sendfax: no files to send >>"usage:..." >> >>I reran it using the -x <debug> option and the message indicated: > > > What version of hylafax was installed? hylafax-4.2.1_3 > > Make sure you install gawk. gawk-3.1.1_1 installed > > The native awk binary in FBSD is nawk (not gawk) which caused me some > greif with hylafax scripts. > > So, update ports. Remove hylafax. Install gawk. Reinstall hylafax. Hope you noticed the second note sent last night. This one was sent unfinished. Also note that I have mgetty-1.1.33 installed. Bob
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