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authorSamba Release Account <samba-bugs@samba.org>1997-08-12 22:48:44 +0000
committerSamba Release Account <samba-bugs@samba.org>1997-08-12 22:48:44 +0000
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Faxing.txt: Updated.
Support.txt: Added new consultant. Jeremy (jallison@whistle.com) (This used to be commit 331473769161fa8bc1703fc66d5cbe47885d120a)
-rw-r--r--docs/textdocs/Faxing.txt93
-rw-r--r--docs/textdocs/Support.txt15
2 files changed, 89 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/docs/textdocs/Faxing.txt b/docs/textdocs/Faxing.txt
index 511640d556..0703d75cc3 100644
--- a/docs/textdocs/Faxing.txt
+++ b/docs/textdocs/Faxing.txt
@@ -1,21 +1,32 @@
-Contributor: Gerhard Zuber <zuber@berlin.snafu.de>
-Initial Release: ?
+Contributor: Gerhard Zuber <zuber@berlin.snafu.de>
+Date: August 5th 1997.
+Status: Current
-Subject: F A X I N G with S A M B A
-=============================================================================
+Subject: F A X I N G with S A M B A
+==========================================================================
This text describes how to turn your SAMBA-server into a fax-server
for any environment, especially for Windows.
+ Author: Gerhard Zuber <zuber@berlin.snafu.de>
+ Version: 1.4
+ Date: 04. Aug. 1997
Requirements:
- UNIX box (Linux preferred) with SAMBA
+ UNIX box (Linux preferred) with SAMBA and a faxmodem
ghostscript package
mgetty+sendfax package
pbm package (portable bitmap tools)
FTP sites:
- mgetty099-May31.tar.gz
- I got it from: ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/mgetty/mgetty099-May31.tar.gz
+ sunsite.unc.edu:/pub/Linux/system/Serial/mgetty+sendfax*
+ tsx-11.mit.edu:/pub/linux/sources/sbin/mgetty+sendfax
+ ftp.leo.org:/pub/comp/networking/communication/modem/mgetty/mgetty1.1.6-May05.tar.gz
+
+ pbm10dec91.tgz
+ ftp.leo.org:/pub/comp/networking/communication/modem/mgetty/pbm10dec91.tgz
+ sunsite.unc.edu: ..../apps/graphics/convert/pbmplus-10dec91-bin.tar.gz
+ ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/grafik/pbmplus.src.tar.Z (this is 10dec91 source)
+ or ??? pbm10dec91.tgz pbmplus10dec91.tgz
making mgetty+sendfax running:
@@ -26,11 +37,11 @@ making mgetty+sendfax running:
change your settings: valid tty ports, modem initstring, Station-Id
-#define MODEM_INIT_STRING "AT &F S0=0 &D3 &K3 &C1\\\\N2"
+#define MODEM_INIT_STRING "AT &F S0=0 &D3 &K3 &C1\\\\N2"
-#define FAX_STATION_ID "49 30 12345678"
+#define FAX_STATION_ID "49 30 12345678"
-#define FAX_MODEM_TTYS "ttyS1:ttyS2:ttyS3"
+#define FAX_MODEM_TTYS "ttyS1:ttyS2:ttyS3"
Modem initstring is for rockwell based modems
if you want to use mgetty+sendfax as PPP-dialin-server,
@@ -53,9 +64,11 @@ s3:45:respawn:/usr/local/sbin/mgetty ttyS2 vt100
if you want a PPP dialin-server, edit
/usr/local/etc/mgetty+sendfax/login.config
-/AutoPPP/ - ppp /usr/sbin/pppd auth debug passive modem
+/AutoPPP/ - ppp /usr/sbin/pppd auth debug passive modem
+ Note: this package automatically decides between a fax call and
+ a modem call. In case of modem call you get a login prompt !
Tools for printing faxes:
=========================
@@ -70,9 +83,20 @@ Tools for printing faxes:
g3cat $i | g3tolj | lpr -P hp
done
+ in case of low resolution use instead:
+
+ g3cat $i | g3tolj -aspect 2 | lpr -P hp
+
+
g3cat is in the tools-section, g3tolj is in the contrib-section
for printing to HP lasers.
+ If you want to produce files for displaying and printing with Windows, use
+ some tools from the pbm-package like follow
+
+ g3cat $i | g3topbm - | ppmtopcx - >$i.pcx
+
+ and view it with your favourite Windows tool (maybe paintbrush)
Now making the fax-server:
@@ -86,22 +110,31 @@ Now making the fax-server:
/usr/local/etc/mgetty+sendfax/
prepare your faxspool file as mentioned in this file
- /usr/local/bin/faxspool
+ edit fax/faxspool.in and reinstall or change the final
+ /usr/local/bin/faxspool too.
+
+ if [ "$user" = "root" -o "$user" = "fax" -o \
+ "$user" = "lp" -o "$user" = "daemon" -o "$user" = "bin" ]
- if [ "$user" = "root" -o "$user" = "fax" -o \
- "$user" = "lp" -o "$user" = "daemon" -o "$user" = "bin" ]
+ find the first line and change the second.
make sure you have pbmtext (from the pbm-package). This is
- needed for creaating the small header line on each page.
+ needed for creating the small header line on each page.
+ Notes on pbmplus:
+ Some peoples had problems with precompiled binaries (especially
+ at linux) with a shared lib libgr.so.x.x. The better way is
+ to fetch the source and compile it. One needs only pbmtext for
+ generating the small line on top of each page /faxheader). Install
+ only the individual programs you need. If you install the full
+ package then install pbmplus first and then mgetty+sendfax, because
+ this package has some changed programs by itself (but not pbmtext).
make sure your ghostscript is functional. You need fonts !
I prefer these from the OS/2 disks
-
prepare your faxheader
/usr/local/etc/mgetty+sendfax/faxheader
-
edit your /etc/printcap file:
# FAX
@@ -119,7 +152,6 @@ lp3|fax:\
so you have a smb based printer named "fax"
-
The final step:
===============
@@ -152,6 +184,8 @@ The final step:
as the recipients fax-number. Make sure this text does not
occur in regular text ! Make sure this text is not broken
by formatting information, e.g. format it as a single entity.
+ (Windows Write and Win95 Wordpad are functional, maybe newer
+ versions of Winword are breaking formatting information).
The trick is that postscript output is human readable and
the faxfilter program scans the text for this pattern and
@@ -161,3 +195,26 @@ The final step:
queued for later transmission. Use faxrunq for sending the
queue out.
+ Notes of SAMBA smb.conf:
+ Simply use fall through from the samba printer to the unix
+ printer. Sample:
+
+
+ printcap name = /etc/printcap
+ print command = /usr/bin/lpr -r -P %p %s
+ lpq command = /usr/bin/lpq -P %p
+ lprm command = /usr/bin/lprm -P %p %j
+
+
+[fax]
+ comment = FAX (mgetty+sendfax)
+ path = /tmp
+ printable = yes
+ public = yes
+ writable = no
+ create mode = 0700
+ browseable = yes
+ guest ok = no
+
+
+
diff --git a/docs/textdocs/Support.txt b/docs/textdocs/Support.txt
index 0cb90af0fa..e275129e99 100644
--- a/docs/textdocs/Support.txt
+++ b/docs/textdocs/Support.txt
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Region Number of entries
ASIA 1
AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND 18
CANADA 8
- EUROPE 31
+ EUROPE 32
MIDDLE EAST 1
AFRICA
@@ -1461,6 +1461,19 @@ clients. Details could be found at our URL, currently, only in Italian.
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+
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+http://www.profuso.com/
+Phone: ++39 49 8059070 / ++39 348 2220811
+
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+development, security and system integration.
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