On 21/07/07, Volker Kuhlmann wrote:
> I'd like to think that faxes have had their day, and could be replaced
> by scanners and email.
I very much disagree. The print quality of faxes is shocking, but they
are protected by privacy laws (pertaining to the telephone system) and
are reasonably sec
On Saturday 21 July 2007 11:53 pm, Volker Kuhlmann wrote:
fullstop.
>
> That scanner/pdf/everything else machine you've got is superb in a law
> office where it's used every 5 minutes, but it's not justifiable for the
> occasional use.
>
But businesses love them (almost demand them).
I install at
On Sat, 21 Jul 2007 10:58, Nick Rout wrote:
> Distinctive ring is about $4-5 per month on the phone bill. It gives you
> a second number with a different ring. Suitable hardware (look for
> claims of "faxability") can distinguish the ring and answer if it likes
> the ring. If your hardware won't d
On Sat 21 Jul 2007 12:55:03 NZST +1200, Christopher Sawtell wrote:
> >Hylafax is an enterprise grade faxing solution.
> FWIW, Some years aga I found Gert Doering's mgetty+sendfax to be a
> superior package.
> http://mgetty.greenie.net/
I found hylafax overkill once and tried to use mgetty+sendfa
On Sat 21 Jul 2007 10:58:04 NZST +1200, Nick Rout wrote:
> Distinctive ring is about $4-5 per month on the phone bill.
$2.45. Much less than a second phone line.
> It gives you
> a second number with a different ring. Suitable hardware (look for
> claims of "faxability") can distinguish the ring
Hylafax is an enterprise grade faxing solution.
FWIW, Some years aga I found Gert Doering's mgetty+sendfax to be a
superior package.
http://mgetty.greenie.net/
--
Sincerely etc.
Christopher Sawtell
Volker Kuhlmann wrote:
> On Fri 20 Jul 2007 13:56:47 NZST +1200, Andrew Errington wrote:
>
>
>> For the archives (and I suppose I should put this on the Wiki), I just sent
>> a fax with KdePrintfax. Here are the details:
>>
>
> Faxing is just about the
On Fri 20 Jul 2007 13:56:47 NZST +1200, Andrew Errington wrote:
> For the archives (and I suppose I should put this on the Wiki), I just sent
> a fax with KdePrintfax. Here are the details:
Faxing is just about the only reason I got myself another modem (small
bucks on trademe, the old
Hi,
For the archives (and I suppose I should put this on the Wiki), I just sent
a fax with KdePrintfax. Here are the details:
Firstly, I have an IBM ThinkPad 600X with a built-in WinModem. The modem
is supported by the ltmodem module, and was detected and installed
automagically by my Mepis
