Re: [hylafax-users] Strategy for status needed

[Jeff Herring <jeffh@sldsi.com>]

Like I said...Interpretation of the man pages is left as an exercise
for the student!

Thanks for your help. More to follow...

Regards,

Jeff Herring

At 05:43 PM 4/11/01 -0600, Lee Howard wrote:
>At 07:20 PM 4/11/01 -0400, Jeff Herring wrote:
> >Lee,
> >Except that I'm using the -f option to specify a "from" string on the cover
> >page.
> >This "from" string has no relationship to the "sender", so where would 
> notify
> >send the e-mail notification if that "from user" didn't exist on the "local
> >host"?
>
>sendfax -f "faxguy@deanox.com (Lee Howard)" -d 1234567 /etc/passwd
>
>Will send a fax from user faxguy@deanox.com with the coverpage saying
>"From: Lee Howard".  faxguy@deanox.com will receive all the notifications
>without appearing on the coverpage.
>
>from 'man sendfax':
>
>        -f from     Use  from  as  the  identity  of the facsimile
>                    sender.  Otherwise the sender is the user that
>                    invoked  sendfax.   The  sender  is an account
>                    name to  which  the  HylaFAX  software  should
>                    direct  notification messages.  The from iden­
>                    tity may be a fullblown ``From:''  line,  e.g.
>                    e.g.    ``Joe    Blow    <joe@foo.com>''   and
>                    ``joe@foo.com (Joe Blow)'' are acceptable.  If
>                    no  host-part  is specified in the from string
>                    the local hostname is used.   This  option  is
>                    useful  when  sendfax  is invoked on behalf of
>                    another user, such as in the implementation of
>                    an electronic mail to fax gateway.
>
>Unfortunately, the documentation does not make it clear that only the
>name-part of the sendfax -f option will get delivered to the faxcover -f
>option... but a simple trial tells all.
>
>Lee.
>
>
>
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