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

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

Geoff,

No hacking of faxmail is required. You simply create a conversion script (in
this case something similar to pdf2fax) and put it where faxmail can find it
(per the manual page). In this way, faxmail can be extended to cope with any
attachment format you can dig up a converter for.

Seems to me like any path you take here will require a little hacking ...
whether you want to use faxmail and extend it, or dump faxmail and start
from scratch completely, well that's up to you ;-)

-d

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Geoff Tait" <GTait@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <hylafax-users@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2004 7:03 PM
Subject: Re: [hylafax-users] Problem with Mail-to-fax gateway


> If you have to code to get it working then it obviously isn't already
> supported.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pedro Rocadas [mailto:procadas@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, 21 May 2004 6:56 PM
> To: hylafax-users@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [hylafax-users] Problem with Mail-to-fax gateway
>
>
> Hi Geoff.
> As Darren said,
>
> > Looks to me like faxmail could be easily extended to
> > deal with PDF.
>
> you must hack faxmail to support PDF attachs. But
> imho, using mail to send fax is not a good idea. If
> you have concerns with security you must put more
> atention on that. If the issue is not having the users inserting the fax
> number, then a print to samba approach it's a good way. But for me the
> best way is always using a client, and you can access shared phonebooks.
>
> --- Geoff Tait <GTait@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Sorry Darren, I don't see where it says you can send
> > a pdf directly to
> > it, maybe I'm just not familiar with the technical
> > terms.  So far as I
> > can tell, the file needs to be converted to
> > postscript before being
> > given to faxmail.
> >
> > Geoff
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Darren Nickerson
> > [mailto:darren.nickerson@xxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Friday, 21 May 2004 2:44 PM
> > To: Geoff Tait; Williams, Chris
> > Cc: hylafax-users@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [hylafax-users] Problem with
> > Mail-to-fax gateway
> >
> >
> > 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
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> >
> === message truncated ===
>
>
>
>
>
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