Contributor: Gerhard Zuber Initial Release: ? 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. Requirements: UNIX box (Linux preferred) with SAMBA 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 making mgetty+sendfax running: ============================== go to source tree: /usr/src/mgetty+sendfax cp policy.h-dist policy.h change your settings: valid tty ports, modem initstring, Station-Id #define MODEM_INIT_STRING "AT &F S0=0 &D3 &K3 &C1\\\\N2" #define FAX_STATION_ID "49 30 12345678" #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, define AUTO_PPP in Makefile: CFLAGS=-O2 -Wall -pipe -DAUTO_PPP compile it and install the package. edit your /etc/inittab and let mgetty running on your preferred ports: s3:45:respawn:/usr/local/sbin/mgetty ttyS2 vt100 now issue a kill -HUP 1 and enjoy with the lightning LEDs on your modem your now are ready to receive faxes ! if you want a PPP dialin-server, edit /usr/local/etc/mgetty+sendfax/login.config /AutoPPP/ - ppp /usr/sbin/pppd auth debug passive modem Tools for printing faxes: ========================= your incomed faxes are in: /var/spool/fax/incoming print it with: for i in * do g3cat $i | g3tolj | lpr -P hp done g3cat is in the tools-section, g3tolj is in the contrib-section for printing to HP lasers. Now making the fax-server: =========================== fetch the file mgetty+sendfax/frontends/winword/faxfilter and place it in /usr/local/etc/mgetty+sendfax/ prepare your faxspool file as mentioned in this file /usr/local/bin/faxspool if [ "$user" = "root" -o "$user" = "fax" -o \ "$user" = "lp" -o "$user" = "daemon" -o "$user" = "bin" ] make sure you have pbmtext (from the pbm-package). This is needed for creaating the small header line on each page. 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 lp3|fax:\ :lp=/dev/null:\ :sd=/usr/spool/lp3:\ :if=/usr/local/etc/mgetty+sendfax/faxfilter:sh:sf:mx#0:\ :lf=/usr/spool/lp3/fax-log: edit your /usr/local/samba/lib/smb.conf so you have a smb based printer named "fax" The final step: =============== Now you have a printer called "fax" which can be used via TCP/IP-printing (lpd-system) or via SAMBA (windows printing). On every system you are able to produce postscript-files you are ready to fax. On Windows 3.1 95 and NT: Install a printer wich produces postscript output, e.g. apple laserwriter connect the "fax" to your printer Now write your first fax. Use your favourite wordprocessor, write, winword, notepad or whatever you want, and start with the headerpage. Usually each fax has a header page. It carries your name, your address, your phone/fax-number. It carries also the recipient, his address and his *** fax number ***. Now here is the trick: Use the text: Fax-Nr: 123456789 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. The trick is that postscript output is human readable and the faxfilter program scans the text for this pattern and uses the found number as the fax-destination-number. Now print your fax through the fax-printer and it will be queued for later transmission. Use faxrunq for sending the queue out.