Fax as printer in cups

[rikona]

Hello James,

Wednesday, January 5, 2011, 2:05:52 AM, James wrote:

JF> On 5 January 2011 00:48, rikona <rikona at sonic.net> wrote:
>> Hello James,
>>
>> Tuesday, January 4, 2011, 1:07:19 PM, James wrote:
>>
>>>>> Much better to just buy a serial hardware modem which i found
>>>>> worked immediately and cost little more than £5 - new on ebay (i
>>>>> bought two to be on the safe side!).
>>
>>a] Was this with Lucid perchance? Lucid supports serial ports OK? Can the
>>b] modem/efax-gtk combo recognize incoming faxes and answer only those,
>> and not regular calls?
>>
>> JF> One thing i do after i've set up an app is to 'take screenshot' of
>> JF> all settings just to be on the safe side for the future. I can
>> JF> post these if that would help with the efax-gtk route.
>>
>> c] I would appreciate a copy. I, too, need to use fax - in fact, I needed
>> to send one earlier today. My hardware fax is getting impossibly
>> flaky, and I'm considering a fax app for Lucid to replace it.
>>
>> If you think it would excessively inflame the non-fax-users on the
>> list, please send it privately. :-)
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>  rikona

JF> I'm short of time today but will email you privately this evening
JF> [UK time]. 

Thanks very much. No great rush... whenever it's convenient...

JF> a] No it was with 8.04. I have been trying to get round to an
JF> update and i didn't like 10.04 and had problems with 10.10.
JF> efax-gtk is fine on each of the distros i've tried it on.

JF> b] I'd have to check. Generally NO. It is only the much more
JF> complicated software [can't think what the windows app is called]
JF> that can distinguish - but then again reliably? That's why i
JF> receive on efax... good way round the problem.

JF> c] i'll send it this evening... meanwhile install efax-gtk on your
JF> machine and hopefully you'll be up an running by the end of today.

Not today. I'll need a modem first. :-)

JF> alternatively i've an excellent windows faxing app [if you're dual
JF> booting] which you could use on a winmodem if that's all you've
JF> got for now.

I have to run Win apps, so have Win boxes too - I'd be very interested
in which app you like. I've been trying to move away from Win as much
as possible, but I have to keep a foot in that swamp. :-)

Thanks for the info!

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 rikona