Re: [hylafax-users] Faxgetty + pppd

["Jay R. Ashworth" <jra@baylink.com>]

On Fri, Oct 18, 2002 at 07:35:37PM +0200, Giulio Orsero wrote:
> On 18 Oct 2002 10:42:58 -0400, "Michael T. Babcock"
> <mbabcock@fibrespeed.net> wrote:
> >I'd like to be able to configure some modems for outgoing faxes and
> >incoming pppd logins.  Has anyone succesfully done this (presumably by
> >replacing the getty line int he config file)?
> 
> If you faxes are outgoing only, then the best thing, in my opinion, is not
> to use faxgetty (use faxmodem with appropriate params) and leave modem to
> mgetty for pppd; this way you handle pppd like you do normally.

But there are differeing opinions on this point.  :-)

I personally prefer to use faxgetty even on outgoing only modems,
because it gives you positive status indication about the modem's
current condition.

Cheers,
-- jra
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