XFAX - User’s Guide 4.3a
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Contents
1. Overview ..................................................................................................... 6
2. Installation ................................................................................................... 8
3. Configuring the software............................................................................. 9
3.1 Keywords ............................................................................................ 9
3.2 Environment variables ........................................................................ 9
3.3 Adding actions .................................................................................. 10
3.4 XFAX and multiple fax devices........................................................ 10
4. Sending a fax ............................................................................................. 12
4.1 faxsend ..............................................................................................12
4.2 Attaching a note to a fax ...................................................................13
4.3 One fax to several recipients (group transmission)........................... 13
4.4 Scheduled transmissions ...................................................................14
4.5 The ID of the fax in the queue ..........................................................14
4.6 Printing a fax before sending ............................................................ 14
4.7 The script xfax................................................................................... 14
4.8 The script faxadm.............................................................................. 15
4.9 Document codes ................................................................................ 15
4.10 The telephone cost file ETCDIR/cost ............................................. 16
5. Receiving faxes ......................................................................................... 18
5.1 Automatic printing of incoming faxes .............................................. 18
6. Handling faxes........................................................................................... 19
6.1 Fax queues......................................................................................... 19
6.2 Reschedule a fax ............................................................................... 20
6.3 Scheduling a fax ................................................................................ 20
6.4 Canceling of a fax ............................................................................. 20
6.5 Printing a fax .....................................................................................21
6.6 Listing faxes in a particular directory ............................................... 21
6.7 Routine maintenance ......................................................................... 21
6.8 Cleaning the statistics file ................................................................. 22
7. XFAX in a Windows environment............................................................ 23
7.1 The XFAX Windows client (printer driver)...................................... 23
7.1.1 Installation................................................................................ 23
7.1.2 Using the client ........................................................................ 23
7.2 Using the address book in XFAX ..................................................... 23
8. Overlay files and cover sheets...................................................................25
8.1 Using overlay files as forms and cover pages ................................... 25
8.2 Cover sheets the old way...................................................................25
9. XFAX and e-mail ...................................................................................... 28
9.1 Sendmail............................................................................................ 28
9.2 The script faxmail ............................................................................. 29
10. XFAX and Ghostscript (sending PDF and Postscript) ............................ 31
10.1 Installing Ghostscript and the XFAX driver ................................... 31
10.2 Troubleshooting .............................................................................. 32
11. The integrated HTTP server .................................................................... 33
12. The integrated SMTP server.................................................................... 34
13. Modems and flow control........................................................................ 35
14. Command reference ................................................................................ 36
