Re: [hylafax-users] confidential faxes

[A J Stiles <hylafax_resp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thursday 08 December 2005 14:26, you wrote:
> A J Stiles wrote:
> > On Thursday 08 December 2005 12:32, Joe wrote:
> >> Not necessarily.  I'm just looking for a way to have hylafax provide
> >> confidential faxes.  I don't care how (client or server) it gets done,
> >> just that it gets done.  It's a requirement for HIPPA supposedly.
> >
> > Well, if someone can't spell HIPAA, then they probably have next to no
> > chance of complying with it  :)
>
> Without a doubt!!!  lol!
>
> > The web page idea has legs.  I think what you need to do is:  Display
> > just the first page of the fax on the receptionist's screen  {I'm
> > guessing only a human receptionist can decide who the fax is for,
> > otherwise you can automate-out this step}.  This can be done with a
> > simple CGI-script.  The receptionist chooses who the fax belongs to and
> > saves the full content to a directory  {one per recipient}.  Also in this
> > directory is a simple CGI-script to display the fax as a web page, and a
> > .htaccess file which prevents anyone who doesn't know the password from
> > viewing anything in the directory.
>
> This introduces a whole host of other problems.  Need for a web server,
> backups, etc...  but anyway...   Can you provide a pointer to where
> I could look for examples of the simple cgi scripts you mention?  I'm not
> asking to be taught cgi... I just don't know what direction your headed
> with this.   Are you talking about converting the tifs to jpegs/gifs?

Well, you almost certainly already have a web server on your installation CDs.  
Look in your package manager for a package called "apache2" or "apache".  
You'll also need ImageMagick  {for the TIFF to JPEG conversion process}.  
It's probably installed already, but will be on your installation CDs if not.

Read up on the convert command.  Once you manage to do the conversion on the 
command line, it should be easy enough to script it.


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