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["David C. Rankin" <drankinatty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Fred A. Miller wrote:
> David C. Rankin wrote:
>> Fred A. Miller wrote:
>>> 'Learn something all time time with Linux. ;) I started to look for a
>>> decent GUI FAX application that will send FAXs via a FAX/Modem and am
>>> amazed that there's nothing to be had.....unless it's a halafax client,
>>> which I haven't loaded yet. Any ideas?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Fred
>>>
>> As mentioned by others kprinter will do it out of the box........
>>
>>
> Here's the error when as a user from kprinter:
> 
> Converting input files to PostScript
> 
> 
> Sending fax to 6255894 (Tammy)
> 
> Sending to fax using: /usr/bin/faxspool -F 'fm' -f
> 'fmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' -D 'Tammy'  '6255894'
> '/home/fm/work/temp/FAXtest.ps'
> faxq-helper: Neither fax.allow nor fax.deny exist,
> so only 'root' may use the fax service. Sorry.
> can't create new job directory, give up
> 
> Now, if I'm root, here's the output:
> 
> Converting input files to PostScript
> 
> 
> Sending fax to 6255894 (Tammy)
> 
> Sending to fax using: /usr/bin/faxspool -F 'fm'  -D 'Tammy'  '6255894'
> '/home/fm/work/temp/FAXtest.ps'
> spooling to /tmp/F000006.8547.38 (->F000006)...
> spooling /home/fm/work/temp/FAXtest.ps...
> /home/fm/work/temp/FAXtest.ps is format: ps
> 
> Putting Header lines on top of pages...
> 
> Fax queued successfully. Will be sent at next ``faxrunq'' run.
> 
> If I run faxrunq, here's the output:
> 
> Linux-FM:/home/fm # faxrunq
> processing F000002/JOB...
> /usr/sbin/sendfax -v 6255894 f1.g3
> Trying fax device '/dev/ttyS0'... OK.
> Dialing 6255894...
> /usr/sbin/sendfax: dial 6255894 failed (ERROR / NO CARRIER)
> command exited with status 10
> processing F000005/JOB...
> /usr/sbin/sendfax -v 6255894 f1.g3
> Trying fax device '/dev/ttyS0'... OK.
> Dialing 6255894... Linux-FM:/home/fm #
> 
> There's still a problem with the config IN the modem, but don't have a
> clue as to what the init. should be.
> 
> Fred
> 

No Carrier heh... You did remember to plug the phone line into the modem????

Seriously, the fax.allow and fax.deny and just the files that contain
the allow/deny scheme for who get to use the fax. I think you can use
PrintManager to get the dialog for the kdeprintfax settings.

But, double check that the phone is pugged in...........

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