Re: [hylafax-users] pdf2ps, faxmail, sendfax, sendmail

[Hammer <hammeraus001@xxxxxxxxx>]

Robert,

How's your research going?  Getting anywhere?

Ben
--- Robert McIntosh <mcintoshrt@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Thanks Ben.  This will help alot.
> 
> I'll begin research and testing probably on Tuesday.
>  I will
> definitely keep you posted if I have a break through
> and I'll also
> notify the general hylafax community if I can help
> you come to a
> solution that is easily ported.
> 
> I'm surprised.  This strikes me as a fairly common
> request (judging
> from the archives) and there seem to be some tight
> lips about the
> hylafax community about how this is scripted up.
> 
> -Robert
> 
> On 4/14/05, Hammer <hammeraus001@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Robert,
> > 
> > I've got a Debian Sarge install with Postfix and
> > Hylafax 4.1.x.  I've been trolling for information
> for
> > this for ages with no firm answer.
> > 
> > From what I understand, you need to set the
> > postfix/sendmail/exim mail filter mangle up to
> handle
> > e-mails, which it sounds like you have in place. 
> The
> > next thing is you have to setup a MIME converter
> to
> > handle the conversion from pdf to ps.  This is
> where I
> > am at present.
> > 
> > I'll send you what I have (which isn't much), to
> see
> > if you can get any further than myself.  If you
> have
> > any success, I'd be grateful to know.
> > 
> > Here's the fax section of /etc/hylafax/hyla.conf:
> > 
> > <snip>
> > MIMEConverters: /usr/bin/hylamail/application
> > <end-snip>
> > 
> > Here's /usr/bin/hylamail/filter.pl:
> > 
> > <snip>
> > #!/bin/bash
> > 
> > /bin/echo " "
> > /bin/echo "showpage"
> > /usr/bin/pdftops $1 | /usr/bin/hylamail/filter.pl
> > cipher:/usr/bin/hylamail/application# cat
> > /usr/bin/hylamail/filter.pl
> > #!/usr/bin/perl
> > # Read from the standard input
> > @text=<STDIN>;
> > $size=@text;
> > 
> > # Count the number of "showpage"
> > $count=0;
> > for($i=0;$i<=$size;$i++){if($text[$i] =~
> > /showpage/){$count++;}}
> > 
> > # Discard the last line that contain "showpage"
> > $num=1;
> > for($i=0;$i<=$size;$i++){
> >   if($text[$i] =~ /showpage/){
> >      if($num!=$count){$num++;}
> >      else{$text[$i]=~s/showpage//g;}
> >   }
> > 
> >   print $text[$i];
> > }
> > <end-snip>
> > 
> > Here's /usr/bin/hylamail/application/pdf:
> > 
> > <snip>
> > #!/bin/bash
> > 
> > /bin/echo " "
> > /bin/echo "showpage"
> > /usr/bin/pdftops $1 | /usr/bin/hylamail/filter.pl
> > <end-snip>
> > 
> > Here's the fax section of /etc/postfix/transport:
> > 
> > <snip>
> > fax     fax:localhost
> > <end-snip>
> > 
> > Here's the fax section of /etc/postfix/master.cf:
> > 
> > <snip>
> > # use for hylafax
> > fax      unix    -       n       n       -       1
> >  pipe
> >  flags= user=fax argv=/usr/bin/faxmail -d -n
> ${user}
> > ${sender}
> > <end-snip>
> > 
> > Here's the fax section from /etc/postfix/main.cf:
> > 
> > <snip>
> > # use for hylafax
> > transport_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/transport
> > fax_destination_recipient_limit = 1
> > <end-snip>
> > 
> > The filter.pl and postfix stuff came stright from
> the
> > hylafax source as the faxmail-postfix mangle. 
> I've
> > set postfix to accept only the @fax domain and
> > automatically send out any e-mail destined for
> > <number>@fax to be send via hylafax to
> <phonenumber>.
> > 
> > As with the stage you are at, I cannot get the
> > filter.pl to automatically strip any pdf
> attachments,
> > convert them to ps and tack them on the end of the
> > fax.  It's been driving me crazy for ages.
> > 
> > I think if we are able to get this working, we
> should
> > get it added as a fully documented section in the
> > hylafax documentation.
> > 
> > Ben
> > 
> > --- Robert McIntosh <mcintoshrt@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I've got a working installation of hylafax 4.1.x
> > > talking with sendmail.
> > >
> > > I'd like to send faxes via e-mail and receive
> them
> > > via e-mail.  E-mail
> > > without attachments goes to fax no problem.  The
> big
> > > hurdle right now
> > > is getting either sendfax or faxmail to decode
> > > outbound pdf
> > > attachments and also incoming faxes sent to a
> > > specified address.
> > >
> > > Everytime I attempt to send an e-mail with a pdf
> to
> > > fax, I get
> > > "DISCARDED application/pdf GOES HERE".  I've
> been
> > > combing through
> > > hylafax archives without a good script to get
> > > faxmail (or sendfax) to
> > > pipe through a converter like pdf2ps, because as
> I
> > > understand it -
> > > faxmail does not natively support pdf
> > > attachments...mostly just ps.
> > >
> > > I'd love a push in the right direction - been
> > > googling for hours.
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > > Robert
> > >
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