Sending a fax
XFAX - User’s Guide 4.3a
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This sends the file news.txt to the recipients who are shown in the file customer-
fax.
If this method is used then only one copy of the fax file is saved, plus a small
control file per recipient, which means that a minimum of hard disk space is
taken up.
4.4 Scheduled transmissions
A particular time for transmission can be given by using the parameter -t with the
time as an argument. E.g.:
# faxsend -t 12:18 7586535 letter
which means that the file letter is put in the queue for transmission at 18 minutes
past 12.
Naturally it is possible to combine the above functions so that e.g.:
# cat newsletter | faxsend -l customerlist -t 0:30 -
puts newsletter in a queue for transmission to all customers whose fax number is
in the customerlist file. However the actual transmission does not begin before
12.30 at night, perhaps to minimize telephone costs.
4.5 The ID of the fax in the queue
Each fax is given its own unique identity number before being placed in its
respective queue. When being transmitted, the fax’s ID can be shown on the
screen, after the fax has been placed in the queue, by giving the parameter -id to
faxsend. It can look like this:
# faxsend -id 7586535 letter
Converting files...OK
Placing fax in queue...OK
1136
The above fax received the ID 1136.
4.6 Printing a fax before sending
By using the parameter -d, the fax can be printed out on a printer.
# faxsend -d laser 7586535 letter
prints out the fax on the laser printer before it is placed in the queue. Normally
the UNIX command 1p is used for the printouts as well as the standard printer in
the operating system. In order to change this the keywords LP, LP_PRINT-
OPTION and DEFAULT_PRINTER in the configuration file are used.
4.7 The script xfax
Accompanying the XFAX distribution is a small command script known as xfax,
which can be found under BINDIR. This command is for sending a fax, together
