From owner-freebsd-hackers Thu Jan 4 15:22:25 1996 Return-Path: owner-hackers Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id PAA20063 for hackers-outgoing; Thu, 4 Jan 1996 15:22:25 -0800 (PST) Received: from vector.jhs.local (slip139-92-42-170.emea.ibm.net [139.92.42.170]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id PAA20008 Thu, 4 Jan 1996 15:21:38 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by vector.jhs.local (8.7.3/8.6.9) with SMTP id WAA04544; Thu, 4 Jan 1996 22:44:21 +0100 (MET) Message-Id: <199601042144.WAA04544@vector.jhs.local> X-Authentication-Warning: vector.jhs.local: Host localhost [127.0.0.1] didn't use HELO protocol To: FreeBSD user cc: hackers@freebsd.org, hylafax@freebsd.org Subject: Re: hylafax Reply-To: "Julian H. Stacey" Organization: Vector Systems Ltd. (Internet Unix & C Consultants) Address: Holz Strasse 27d, 80469 Munich, Germany Phone: +49.89.268616 Fax: +49.89.2608126 (pending reconfig) Web: http://www.freebsd.org/~jhs/ Mailer: EXMH version 1.6.5 95 12 11 In-reply-to: Your message of "Wed, 03 Jan 1996 15:30:48 GMT." <199601031530.PAA01974@sponsor.octet.com> Date: Thu, 04 Jan 1996 22:44:21 +0100 From: "Julian H. Stacey" Sender: owner-hackers@freebsd.org Precedence: bulk Hi, Reference: > From: FreeBSD user > Subject: Re: hylafax > Date: Wed, 3 Jan 1996 15:30:48 +0000 () > Message-id: <199601031530.PAA01974@sponsor.octet.com> > > > any hylafax users with freebsd 2.1?? Yes ! We even have our own low (very low ) traffic mail list, which from memory is `hylafax@freebsd.org' (or some such) just do echo lists | mail majordomo@freebsd.org to find the name to find out who's on it try (from memory) echo who | mail majordomo@freebsd.org Those half dozen who are on the list will get 2 copies of this mail, which I cross posted as a sort of wake up call :-) > I just cannot get this thing working, and the documentation is very vague. It used to work for me, but I used to have only one machine, & that was current, (very current, new src & ports installed several times each week), needless to say such volatility broke my own fax functionality ('cos hylafax is a big complex package with hooks all over the place), by chance I'm just about to install it again on my 2nd more stable box, & I now have 2 phone lines, & have borrowed a 2nd fax modem, so after re-installing myself, I may be able to help you too :-) > basically i want to enable an email address to automatically route to > our fax machine, and possibly other numbers. > anyone willing to help? :) Sure :-) Here's an example from my /etc/aliases, last time I tested it I seem to recall it was OK (ive removed real names to protect the innocent :-) PS remove the backslashes & rejoin the line before testing, might not be necessary, tinker with it if U. want after you've merged it to one long line & it works OK. # A dummy by jhs (send to my own number, which will be engaged as its dialing): jhs_fax: "|/usr/local/bin/faxmail | /usr/local/bin/sendfax -d jhs@2608126 -n" customer_fax: "|/usr/local/bin/faxmail | /usr/local/bin/sendfax -c \ 'Phone queries to Your Name, +49 89 123456. \ Email was relayed to the fax queue `date`' \ -r '-' \ -x 'Mega Widgets \& Wombats' \ -y '77 Some Stree St, Lon EC3N 1LH' \ -d 'Some Bloke@+44.123.456.7890' \ -f 'Automatic email to fax relay' \ -h localhost:cua01 -D -v -m" PS I presume you are using our /usr/ports/comms/hylafax package :-) Regards, Julian. -- Julian H. Stacey jhs@freebsd.org http://www.freebsd.org/~jhs/