Re: [hylafax-users] How-to configure the HylaFAX server to accept remote prints

[Jim Tagart <Jim.Tagart@bellcold.com>]

Thanks for the information Rod,

I think I understand what you're doing. 
I'll 'learn' about it over the weekend.

Appreciate it,
Jim



> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Tinsley, Rod [SMTP:rod.tinsley@maynegroup.com]
> Sent:	Wednesday, March 20, 2002 5:14 PM
> To:	'Jim Tagart'; 'hylafax-users@hylafax.org'
> Subject:	RE: [hylafax-users] How-to configure the HylaFAX server to
> accept remote prints
> 
> Hi Jim,
> We have been using DGUX and hylafax for about 4 years using fax/mail
> gateways. This is simple and should not require any upgrades. This uses
> sendmail to pass the job onto the hylafax server and visa versa.
> Basically on your DG box you define a printer and then in the printer
> interface script change this to just do:
> echo "$@" | {
>       read job user f1 priority phone file
> eval $phone
> eval $priority
>       {
> 	cat $file
>       } | /usr/bin/mailx -s "$phone $priority" hylafax@hyla
> <mailto:hylafax@hyla> 
>    }
> 
> exit_code=0
> exit
> 
> In /etc/hosts you need to tell the DG where to find your hyla (linux)
> 
> Set up a user hylafax on hyla as per normal .
> 
> In /etc/aliases on hyla set up the following redirects:
> # Person who should get root's mail. I use this to send back to 
> #DG the failed faxes.                   
> root:           |some_script_to_format_the_return_mail_from_hylafax
> faxfail:        a_valid_user_on_DG
> 
> # alias for notification messages from HylaFAX servers 
> FaxMaster:      root                                   
> hylafax:        |script_to_format_the_fax_and_call_sendfax         
> 
> Don't forget to run newaliases.
> You may need to edit sendmail.cf (if you don't have experience in this
> then
> be careful).
> This is a quick overview but should get you started.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Rodney Tinsley
> rod.tinsley@maynegroup.com <mailto:rod.tinsley@maynegroup.com> 
> 
> 	-----Original Message-----
> 	From:	Jim Tagart [SMTP:Jim.Tagart@bellcold.com]
> 	Sent:	Thursday, March 21, 2002 5:21 AM
> 	To:	'hylafax-users@hylafax.org'
> 	Subject:	[hylafax-users] How-to configure the HylaFAX server
> to accept remote prints
> 
> 	Hello,
> 
> 	I've got Hylafax working on a Red Hat 6.2 box and want to send print
> jobs
> 	from an old DG/UX box.  I cannot find details on that anywhere and
> none of
> 	the clinets I've found can compile.  The box is very stable and I'd
> rather
> 	just send print jobs from it rather than upgrading a bunch of
> things.
> 
> 	The '5.7 Faxing via IBM AS/400 ' article mentions;
> 
> 	...you can send facsimiles as print jobs to the HylaFAX server. To
> do this,
> 	some things have to be done: create an output queue, enable lpr
> support,
> 	configure the HylaFAX server to accept remote prints...
> 	How do you configure the HylaFAX server to accept those remote
> prints.
> 	Many thanks in advance, it's probably documented, but I can't seem
> to find
> 	it.
> 	Jim
> 
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