[Gllug] Recieving faxes from an automatic fax server with mgetty

[Paul Sheer]

managed to answer my own question

	1. dial the fax server manually,
		when you get the document u want...

	2. killall -USR1 mgetty
		causes mgetty to pick up the
		phone and recieve the fax

(the source was with me)

-paul

On 2001.09.05 21:54 Paul Sheer wrote:
> 
> Hi there
> 
> I am trying to recieve a fax from an automated fax service.
> 
> Mgetty doesn't seem to have a way to go immediately into
> fax mode. You can make it answer after n rings, but not
> immediately (it seems).
> 
> Anyone know how to make it immediately pick up on a call
> and start communicating with the fax machine???
> 
> thanks
> 
> -paul
> 
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