[SWLUG] modem fax question

[Lord, David - C&S]

will hylafax - www.hylafax.org - will do what you need?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: bascule [mailto:excession at bigfoot.com]
> Sent: 16 January 2002 14:15
> To: discuss at swlug.org.uk
> Subject: [SWLUG] modem fax question
> 
> 
> i am running mandrake snf7.2 firewall on a seperate box which 
> also does masq 
> duty for a few other boxen
> i also have a modem in the box which i am going to try to set 
> up as an 
> alternative net connection for when (as occasionally happens) 
> the cable goes 
> down (though ntl seem to be better than they were when i 
> first got cabled)
> 
> q. assuming this works, -old modem- how easy/difficult would 
> it be to also 
> use the modem to send an occasional fax from a workstation on 
> the local 
> network?
> i sent a fax once before i had a firewall or cable using some 
> gui prog i 
> can't remember now, am i looking at installing a prog on the 
> firewall and 
> doing X forwarding or whatever it's called? or can i use fax 
> software on my 
> workstation but somehow get it to dial out using the modem in 
> the firewall 
> box? i'm sure that linux makes this a possibilty i'm just 
> wondering if it's 
> going to be complicated for a newbie like me,
> it just cost me £3.50 to fax two sheets to the u.s., it would 
> be nice to 
> avoid this in future:-)
> 
> bascule
> 
> 
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