Re: [hylafax-users] Hylafax doesn't send faxes

["Jay R. Ashworth" <jra@baylink.com>]

On Sun, Oct 28, 2001 at 08:14:07PM -0700, Lee Howard wrote:
> At 06:51 PM 10/28/01 -0500, Jay R. Ashworth wrote:
> >As for faxgetty itself, while it is not *necessary* in a send only
> >environment, running it makes diagnosing problems substantially easier,
> >and it is considered the recommended approach these days, even though
> >the documentation hasn't caught up yet.
> 
> It is documented as of the 4.1 release.  (My doing.)

It is *definitely* time for me to do a new setup...

>        faxq  may  be  run by itself to provide outbound-only ser­
>        vices  or  it  may  be  run  together  with  one  or  more
>        faxgetty(8C)  processes,  in  which  case inbound services
>        (e.g. receiving facsimile) are provided.  When faxq is run
>        by  itself  the  set of available modems must be specified
>        using the faxmodem(8C) command.  Each modem  specified  in
>        this way is assumed to exist and to be capable of use as a
>        facsimile modem.  When faxq is  run  in  conjunction  with
>        faxgetty processes, it is not necessary to use faxmodem to
>        specify modems; instead the programs communicate  informa­
>        tion about the status and capabilities of each modem.  The
>        latter setup provides a more robust  and  powerful  system
>        and is the intended way for the software to operate.

The only nit I would pick would be to suggest "recommended" instead of
"intended" in that last sentence.  Otherwise, nice.

Cheers,
-- jra
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