Re: [hylafax-users] use fax machine as scanner

[An Intrepid HylaFax User <hylafax@xxxxxxxxx>]

> Is there some ways that I could
> do it without going thru real telephone lines? 

Yes, but there's a problem.  HylaFAX needs a RING to trigger its answering
sequence.

> eg serial port to serial port

Does your fax machine have a serial port?  That would be unusual.

> modem to modem (linked with a plain telephone cable)?

This would work most likely, but you'd need to figure out a way to trigger
the send/receive for HylaFAX.  

Maybe there is a "manual receive now" signal you could send to the faxgetty
process to pick up the phone and initiate fax receive tones... if there is,
you could just feed your document into the fax machine, hit the "receive
now" trigger, and then do a "manual fax originate" on the fax machine which
should connect and whatnot.

It's probably more hassle than its worth... if your local phonecalls are
unmetered, then it's definitely not worth hassling around with.

=R= 



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