Re: [hylafax-users] Problem with Mail-to-fax gateway

["Darren Nickerson" <darren.nickerson@xxxxxxxx>]

Geoff,

My faxmail man pages must be different than yours ;-)

       MIME  processing is fairly simple and (currently) somewhat
       constrained.  faxmail has builtin support for the  follow­
       ing   MIME   parts:  text/plain,  multipart/mixed,  multi­
       part/digest, message/rfc822,  application/postscript,  and
       application/x-faxmail-prolog.  Parts can also be processed
       through external processing scripts that faxmail looks for
       in  a  ``MIME  converters'' directory hierarchy.  External
       scripts may override builtin processing or supplement  the
       builtin  support.  For each MIME body part with type T and
       subtype S faxmail checks first for  an  executable  script
       named  T/S in the converter hierarchy.  If a script exists
       then it is run and the result is appended  to  the  output
       PostScript  document.   Otherwise  if the part has builtin
       support then it is processed directly.  Any part that does
       not  have  external  or  builtin  support is discarded and
       replaced by a message that indicates the part was removed.
       This discarded message can be suppressed with the MarkDis­
       carded configuration parameter (also settable with  an  X-
       FAX-MarkDiscarded line in the envelope).

Looks to me like faxmail could be easily extended to deal with PDF.

Oh, and Chris, instead of asking 'Next thing is can faxmail handle pdf's as
attachments', it might have been more approriate (after already receiving
assistance from the list) to have tried it yourself first, and reported any
problems you experienced in trying to get it to work. Good things comes to
those who try it themselves first ;-)

-Darren

--
Darren Nickerson
Senior Sales & Support Engineer
iFax Solutions, Inc. www.ifax.com
darren.nickerson@xxxxxxxx
+1.215.438.4638
+1.215.243.8335 (fax)


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Geoff Tait" <GTait@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Williams, Chris" <chris.williams@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <hylafax-users@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, May 21, 2004 12:15 AM
Subject: Re: [hylafax-users] Problem with Mail-to-fax gateway


> No, it can't handle pdf's as attachments, but it can do a postscript
> attachment.
> You can read about it in 'man faxmail'.
>
> Unless there's a requirement for bulk / automated faxes then I'd just
> use sambafax.  That way sending a fax is as easy as hitting the print
> button from whatever program I'm working in.
>
> Geoff
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Williams, Chris
> [mailto:chris.williams@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, 21 May 2004 1:48 PM
> To: Geoff Tait
> Cc: 'hylafax-users@xxxxxxxxxxx'
> Subject: RE: [hylafax-users] Problem with Mail-to-fax gateway
>
>
> Yes they did thank you all very much.
>
> It is working a treat.
>
> Next thing is can faxmail handle pdf's as attachments.
>
> Cheers
>
> Chris
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Geoff Tait [mailto:GTait@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, 21 May 2004 8:32 AM
> To: Williams, Chris
> Subject: RE: [hylafax-users] Problem with Mail-to-fax gateway
>
> Did those instructions help?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Williams, Chris
> [mailto:chris.williams@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, 19 May 2004 4:08 PM
> To: 'hylafax-users@xxxxxxxxxxx'
> Subject: Re: [hylafax-users] Problem with Mail-to-fax gateway
>
>
> Hi,
>
> If anyone has a working copy of sendmail.cf configured for mail-to-fax
> gateway could you please send it through i am tearing my hair out here.
>
>
> Cheers
>
> Chris
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: George Bell [mailto:gbell5@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, 19 May 2004 12:00 AM
> To: Simon Perry; Williams, Chris; 'hylafax-users@xxxxxxxxxxx'
> Subject: Re: [hylafax-users] Problem with Mail-to-fax gateway
>
> On Tuesday 18 May 2004 09:38, Simon Perry wrote:
> > Williams, Chris wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I have a problem with my mail-to-fax gatway.  I can send faxes from
> > > the command line no probs ut I can't get send mail to send mails to
> > > sendfax.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I have tried the instructions in the mailfax.sh-sendmail file to no
> > > avail I have also tried the instructions here
> > > http://www.hylafax.org/archive/2000-08/msg00495.php still no good
> > > the mail server is just saying
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > stat=Host unknown (Name server: 12345678.fax.: host not found)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > so it is obviously trying to dns look up 12345678.fax which it is
> > > not going to find?
> >
> > Chris,
> >
> > It sounds like your MTA is doing a DNS lookup before it encounters
> > your new fax rules. Make sure that your new fax rule is the first rule
>
> > sendmail is checking.
> >
> I'd also make sure  the .fax pseudodomain is properly configured  in
> "sendmail.cf".  It is a line:
> "CPFAX"
>
> George
>
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