I have installed HPLIP 1.7.1 from source on a Feisty test box and there fax works correctly. It seems that the HP guys have worked around or fixed the problem.
** Also affects: hplip (upstream) Importance: Undecided Status: Unconfirmed ** Changed in: hplip (upstream) Status: Unconfirmed => Fix Released ** Also affects: hplip (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Unconfirmed ** Changed in: hplip (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium Status: Unconfirmed => Confirmed -- Problem with Socket Inter-Process Communication https://launchpad.net/bugs/66830 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs