Re: [hylafax-users] Faxing via a calling card

[Lee Howard <lee.howard@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mikhail Teterin wrote:
> Sent by Lee Howard:
> > > I have written a simple program (in Tcl) that helps my parents call 
> > > people this way via a modem (it tells them, when to pick up the 
> > > handset). It, actually, is more convenient for them, than even a 
> > > regular phone would be even with straightforward dialing (redialing 
> > > is easier)... They now want to be able to fax the same way. Can this 
> > > be done without (substantial) changes to HylaFax' internals? Thanks, 
> > Yes, it can be done.  You'll want to use either dialrules or alter 
> > the ModemDialCmd ... use lots of commas to "sleep through".  It will 
> > take some trial-and-error work to get right, most likely.
>
> But that would always apply the same card to all calls, whereas most 
> of them (the local ones) should be dialed directly, and even the 
> long-distance ones may, ideally, use different calling cards depending 
> on destination...

Well, that seems to be exactly what dialrules intends to satisfy.

> The complex logic is hard (if not impossible) to express in regular 
> expressions alone...

If dialrules is not suitable, then JobControl will be the way to go.

> In other words, I think, I'd be looking for a dial-out program... Can 
> HylaFax be configured to launch on and "inherit" the telephone 
> connection when the program exits?

An upcoming version (5.2.8) of HylaFAX+ has some ability to send a fax 
on a modem that is already in-use.  The feature was designed for a 
different purpose than yours, but in any case, I don't believe that this 
is what you want to do.  It would make your operation significantly more 
complicated than it needs to be.

Thanks,

Lee.

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*Lee Howard*
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