From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Jul 31 15:43:19 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id PAA09982 for questions-outgoing; Wed, 31 Jul 1996 15:43:19 -0700 (PDT) Received: from kitsune.swcp.com (swcp.com [198.59.115.2]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id PAA09977 for ; Wed, 31 Jul 1996 15:43:16 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from crs@localhost) by kitsune.swcp.com (8.6.9/8.6.9) id QAA25218 for questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 31 Jul 1996 16:43:10 -0600 Date: Wed, 31 Jul 1996 16:43:10 -0600 From: Charlie Sorsby Message-Id: <199607312243.QAA25218@kitsune.swcp.com> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Hylafax -- Help! Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk What must I do to set up the hylafax suite on FreeBSD? The man pages speak of a "server" but nowhere (that I've been able to find) does it say where this server may be found or how to set up the configuration files or .... As is too often the case, the documentation seems to assume that I have some mighty and all powerful system administrator to ask about all this. Unfortunately, I *am* the system administrator. Has anyone successfully set up hylafax under FreeBSD? Or, for that matter, under SunOS? I'm running FreeBSD 2.1 and XFree86. Sorry, I don't recall the version of XF86 but it's the one that ships with FBSD 2.1. What must I do? The modem that I have is a microcom DespPorte FAST (don't ask). And, just like the $50 modems, it assumes a PC running DOS or Windows or such. There is a "FaxWorks" diskette that came with it but so far as I can see, that will be of no help under FreeBSD. I'm lookinf for a job and it would really be handy to be able to send FAXes without running to the drugstore. Thanks for any help. I apologize if I have neglected to include an essentilal piece of information. I know virtually nothing about FAXs. I'll happily provide any information that I have it you'll tell me what it is. :) Oh--I'm not committed to hylafax. If there's something better or easier to set up in the packages or ports, I'm open to suggestion. I'd just like to be able to use troff (actually, groff) to create PostScript files and then FAX to PostScript files as documents. Best, Charlie "Older than dirt" Sorsby "I'm the NRA!" crs@swcp.com crs@hamlet.lanl.gov Life Member since 1965