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Re: [hylafax-users] Error : Hylafax not receiving a fax in my inbox and in pdf




> Hylafaxserver 4.2.1-1
> >
> > I just want to receive the incoming faxes in my email in PDF format. I
> > have been following the instructions in www.hylafax.org,
> >         /etc/aliases
> >         ----8<----
> >         FaxMaster:      user@xxxxxxxxxx
> >         ---->8----
> > Also Create the file /etc/FaxDispatch
> >         FILETYPE=pdf;
> >         SENDTO=FaxManager;
> >
> >
> > I have just received a fax, (I can see it in /var/spool/hylafax/recvq),
> > But I get no email with the PDF attached... ;(
> >
> > Am I doing anything wrong??
>
> Did you run newaliases after updating your aliases? You might also check
> mailq or root's mail to see if it bounced. In order to test that your
> email setup is working, try sending mail to FaxMaster from the hylafax
> server and make sure that part works without involving hylafax in it.
>


OK!!!  I hadn't done that...  (newaliases)


> In addition, I believe that you should have your SENDTO (in
> etc/FaxDispatch) set to 'FaxMaster' rather than 'FaxManager' so that the
> aliases match with who you're sending to. Note that the etc/FaxDispatch is
> relative to your hylafax area, so something like
> /var/spool/fax/etc/FaxDispatch would be the full path to the file ...
>
> Christian
Yes!!!!! a very big mistake... I hadn't noticed that!! ;)


Thanks in advance, I'll see if it works!!!

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