Re: flexfax: Attachment not going through in Email

[del <del@cais.com>]

I compiled HylaFAX 4.1 beta2(I think) for RedHat

Is FAXRCVD part of the standard installation?

If so, then where would the script file be located?

donnie

At 05:28 PM 4/11/00 +0200, Andreas Hoedle wrote:
>Charles Roy schrieb:
> >
> > Hi,
> > Ok, I'm stumped by this one.  I have Redhat 6.1 installed with nearly all
> > RPM updates installed.  (I know not to install the LIBTIFF updates.)
> >
> > Now, I have HylaFAX 4.1beta1 installed on the machine.  It can send FAXes
> > just fine itself and from other workstations in the local network.  The
> > machine call also receive faxes just fine... to a point.  The system
> > generates the TIFF files, and I can open them manually and they view just
> > fine.  (Both on the server and on the local NT and 98 boxes... after 
> copying
> > them to another location shared by the Samba server.)
> >
> > The only strange thing is, I have set the FAXRCVD files to forward all
> > incoming FAXes to address@company.com  The Email gets through fine saying a
> > FAX has been received and all the required information.  The only thing
> > is... HylaFAX is not sending an attachment of the FAX to the Email
> > recipient.  I have used the base FAXRVD file.  I even transfered the 
> FAXRCVD
> > file from a production HylaFAX server that forwards the FAXes successfully
> > as TIFF files. And that file would not work either.
> >
> > Now, any hints or ideas as to what is happening?  I must emphasize that I
> > have not modified the FAXRCVD script outside of changing the recipient name
> > to forward the Email to.  I'm stumped and VERY frustrated!!  Arghhh to put
> > it mildly.  Any suggestions or ideas on where to look?
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > -- Charles
>
>Hello Charles
>
>Taken from the hylafax mailing archiv (orginal from
><simon@malbo.demon.co.uk> dated 24 Feb. 2000)
>
> > I edited my faxrcvd file to read :
> >
> >          echo ""
> >          echo "--$MIMEBOUNDARY"
> >          echo "Content-Type: image/tiff; name=$FILE"
> >          echo "Content-Description: FAX document"
> >          echo "Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64"
> >          echo ""
> >          /usr/bin/mmencode $FILE 2>/dev/null
> >          echo ""
> >          echo "--$MIMEBOUNDARY--"
>
>Next you have to set the "SENDTO=" to a valid e-mail adress or use the
>etc/FaxDispatch file to forward the fax to different accounts. Be sure
>that "mmencode" could be found at the specified path.
>
>Hope it helps
>
>Andreas