[hylafax-users] Fax from Samba

["Paul A. Franz, P.E." <paul@eucleides.com>]

How is this for a neat deal? This could work for many people. Some of these 
ideas could be incorporated for use with HylaFAX.

Here is the file /usr/doc/samba-2.0.7/docs/textdocs/Faxing.txt  (Redhat) 
adjust to your flavor of Unix as required.

!==
!== Faxing.txt for Samba release 2.0.7 26 Apr 2000
!==
Contributor:    Gerhard Zuber <zuber@berlin.snafu.de>
Date:			August 5th 1997.
Status:			Current

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.
    Author: Gerhard Zuber <zuber@berlin.snafu.de>
    Version: 1.4
    Date: 04. Aug. 1997

Requirements:
    UNIX box (Linux preferred) with SAMBA and a faxmodem
    ghostscript package
    mgetty+sendfax package
    pbm package (portable bitmap tools)

FTP sites:
    sunsite.unc.edu:/pub/Linux/system/Serial/mgetty+sendfax*
    tsx-11.mit.edu:/pub/linux/sources/sbin/mgetty+sendfax
    ftp.leo.org:/pub/comp/networking/communication/modem/mgetty/mgetty1.1.6- 
ftp.leo.org:/pub/comp/networking/communication/modem/mgetty/mgetty1.1.6-May0 
5.tar.gz

    pbm10dec91.tgz
    ftp.leo.org:/pub/comp/networking/communication/modem/mgetty/pbm10dec91.tgz
    sunsite.unc.edu: ..../apps/graphics/convert/pbmplus-10dec91-bin.tar.gz
    ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/grafik/pbmplus.src.tar.Z (this is 10dec91 source)
                  or ???   pbm10dec91.tgz pbmplus10dec91.tgz


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


    Note: this package automatically decides between a fax call and
          a modem call. In case of modem call you get a login prompt !

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

    in case of low resolution use instead:

      g3cat $i | g3tolj -aspect 2 | lpr -P hp


    g3cat is in the tools-section, g3tolj is in the contrib-section
    for printing to HP lasers.

    If you want to produce files for displaying and printing with Windows, use
    some tools from the pbm-package like follow

      g3cat $i | g3topbm - |  ppmtopcx - >$i.pcx

    and view it with your favourite Windows tool (maybe paintbrush)


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
     edit fax/faxspool.in and reinstall or change the final
     /usr/local/bin/faxspool too.

             if [ "$user" = "root" -o "$user" = "fax" -o \
                  "$user" = "lp" -o "$user" = "daemon" -o "$user" = "bin" ]

     find the first line and change the second.

     make sure you have pbmtext (from the pbm-package). This is
     needed for creating the small header line on each page.
     Notes on pbmplus:
     Some peoples had problems with precompiled binaries (especially
     at linux) with a shared lib libgr.so.x.x. The better way is
     to fetch the source and compile it. One needs only pbmtext for
     generating the small line on top of each page /faxheader). Install
     only the individual programs you need. If you install the full
     package then install pbmplus first and then mgetty+sendfax, because
     this package has some changed programs by itself (but not pbmtext).

     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.
     (Windows Write and Win95 Wordpad are functional, maybe newer
     versions of Winword are breaking formatting information).

     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.

     Notes of SAMBA smb.conf:
     Simply use fall through from the samba printer to the unix
     printer. Sample:


  printcap name = /etc/printcap
  print command = /usr/bin/lpr -r -P %p %s
  lpq command = /usr/bin/lpq -P %p
  lprm command = /usr/bin/lprm -P %p %j


[fax]
     comment = FAX (mgetty+sendfax)
     path = /tmp
     printable = yes
     public = yes
     create mode = 0700
     browseable = yes
     guest ok = no



Paul Franz

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(425)641-8202 voice            |  Bellevue, WA 98005
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