[hylafax-users] Hylafax on FreeBSD

[Odhiambo Washington <wash@iconnect.co.ke>]

Hi,
WARNING: This is going to be a long one!!

I have installed Hylafax 4.1beta2 from the ports on FreeBSD 4.1-Stable.
I am a bit relieved that it is running now after I figured out a mishap
somewhere - that the hylafax.sh that goes to /usr/local/etc/rc.d is by
default not set to executable. So I changed that. Secondly (I am not a
shell programmer) I am wondering whether it is right for a script that is
going to be executed by the shell to start with "#! /bin/sh" - most of
those I've seen start with "#!/bin/sh" (note the space after !) -well,
that should be a BTW, but hylafax.sh has that space, which I believe isn't
an issue.
Now that I have Hylafax running (I test that using faxstat), I need to
configure it to interact with Exim. I also need to come up with an
Exchange file. The rest I can do...but Exim is important. 
To this end I have TWO possible solutions from people....

Jason S. Kohles <robobob@xmission.com> said:
He says he came up with a working configuration and here are his notes:
/etc/mail/tpc.domains is a text file with lines in this format (this
simple line indicates that we accept faxes destined for 1(801)539-*)
9.3.5.1.0.8.1.tpc.int
/usr/local/tpcmailer.pl is the mail processing script got from tpc.int

Here are his instructions.

add partial-lsearch'/etc/mail/tpc.domains to local_domains configuration

#tpc transport
tpc:
 driver = pipe;
 command = "/usr/local/tpc/tpcmailer.pl ${local_part}@{domain}\
${sender_address}
pipe_as_creator

NB: I had to truncate the line for 'command'

#tpc director
tpc_director:
 driver = smartuser,
 transport = tpc,
 domains = "partial-lsearch;/etc/mail/tpc.domains";

####### Here is what another fellow has to say. 
Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2000 11:19:35 -0200
From: Joao Alves <cpd@cosco.com.br>

These configurations enable exim and hylafax (www.hylafax.org)  work
together, i mean sending fax by email (user@123456.fax).

Obs: There is a problem faxmail does not  support email in html format. If
someone solved this problem, pls tell me.

a cortesy
            Joao Alves/ Cosco Brazil

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exim.conf


######################################################################
#                      TRANSPORTS CONFIGURATION                      #
######################################################################
#                       ORDER DOES NOT MATTER                        #
#     Only one appropriate transport is called for each delivery.    #
######################################################################

# A transport is used only when referenced from a director or a router that
# successfully handles an address.

# Estas configuracoes sao para habilitar a envio de fax por email
fax:
  driver = pipe
  user = cpd
  command ="/usr/bin/faxmail -d ${local_part}@${extract{1}{.}{$domain}}"
  home_directory = /usr/bin

######################################################################
#                      ROUTERS CONFIGURATION                         #
#            Specifies how remote addresses are handled              #
######################################################################
#                          ORDER DOES MATTER                         #
#  A remote address is passed to each in turn until it is accepted.  #
######################################################################

# Estas configuracoes sao para habilitar o envia de fax por email
fax:
   driver = domainlist
   transport = fax
   route_list ="*.fax"

# End of Exim configuration file

## List details at http://www.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/exim-users Exim details at http://www.exim.org/ ##

I am sure someone is familiar with what Exim expects and here are two
different scenarios. Analytical comments will be appreciated.


I have a single modem for testing. My goal is to have Hylafax be the 
e-mail-to-fax gateway; it will receive e-mails which it will in turn 
send them out as faxes. I also hope that once I'm part of TPC.INT then our 
clients will be able to send faxes Internationally.

I also need to get tpcmailer.pl - Is this what is called Unix glue?
There is some info on www-usa.tpc.int/servers/unix_glue_install.html and I
find it quite scanty. Maybe it is the one to guide..

Any help from this point is highly appreciated.

Thanks

-Wash

#I have to have a cell through thick and thin ;-)

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