Re: flexfax: Fax != uucp

[Nico Garcia <raoul@cirl.meei.harvard.edu>]

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On Tue, 25 Nov 1997, Carsten Hoeger wrote:

> > > I did not change the defined FAX_USER variable, but I changed the
> > > setup-scripts faxsetup and faxaddmodem and I gave fax another uid than
> > > uucp and it works...
> > 
> > The problem here is that you can't share usage of the modems with any
> > other programs (uucp, cu, kermit, etc.) that depend on the modem
> 
> I can, because all the fax-stuff runs with uid uucp. The fax user is in
> the same group (uucp) as uucp is (what else). And /var/lock is set rwx for
> the group uucp.

And the device needs to be set "rw" for group uucp as well. And any
new modems or devices have to be set up at boot time. And *all*
fax/modem software has to use the same permissions. And....

Like changing from English screws to metric, it involves a lot of
changes that have to propagate correctly elsewhere. I'm not convinced
it's worth the grief, particularly if HylaFAX is to remain compatible
with the broadest range of other software.

			Nico Garcia
			Engineer, CIRL 
			Mass. Eye and Ear Infirmary
			raoul@cirl.meei.harvard.edu

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