RE: flexfax: Design for a portable Java hylafax clients: i want your opinions, please!

["Bernd Proissl" <news@proissl.de>]

just a quick answer:

> > > i think if it's worth then everyone will install java 2
> > if nobody has created a java 2 VM then you will not be able to
> install it
> > :-(
>
> Hi,
>
> ok, this is a good reason, do you know  if a VM for linux exists ?
unfortunatley not! (not yet?)

> > > > 2. What is your prefered procedure for sending a fax?
> > > >
> > > >    a1. redmon: capture the printout of an application on
> the client side
> > > >        and let the hylafax client process it: e.g. ask user
> for fax.nr.
> > > >        and the hand it to the hylafax server directly.
> > >
> > > you should handle this so, that it runs on every platform. So
> > > redmon will work only on Windows.
> > yes.
> > of course there must be a redmon replacement on other platforms.
> > > Probably create a java
> > > application which reads files from the commandline and create
> > > OS-specific wrapper scripts.
> > yes.
> > i think about a sendfax.java with or without GUI
>
> I think creat here a GUI but with the options to read a filename
> from command line and and option that this file will be deleted
> after submitting to the HylaFAX server.
yes, but with optinal GUI: it should also be possible that all fax
parameters
are passed on the command line. this way other apps will be able to use the
client
for direct faxing.

> On Windows : change redmon, that he writes the output to a file
>              (trivial). But now there are problems to call your
>              Java Programm directly. So one solution would be
>              to write a small ole server which then invokes
>              your Java Programm. And Implement the needed ole
>              call to redmon and pass there the created filename.
> 	     Since some users are quick with prining, the filenames
>              must be unique.
i would like to replace the ole server by rmid. i am not quite shure if this
works.
rmid comes with java 2 only :-(
please see my other postings to the list (same topic) for an explanation. i
guess they still
go throuh the listserver......


why do you want to use ole on windows and no ole on unix?

>
> On Unix  :   Create a small shellscript, which reads from STDIN
>              and creates a temporary file with a unique name and
>              then call your java client.
>
>              Put this script into the printcap and the faxprinter
>              for Unix is done.
>
> On Mac : I don't know
me to.

>
> > > It's not that bad, if you don't forget to implement passive
> connections.
> > > HylaFAX supports it (and WHFC somewhere in the future).
> > currently i am not sure how to do this in java.
> > can you give me a pointer on how to configure it in hylafax?
>
> You don't need to configure anything on hylafax. Passive
> is only a special Transfer mode of ftp. Here are some excerpts
> from RFC 959
thanks, i will read them during the weekend!


> Happy Weekend
Happy Weekend!

Bernd