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Efax
Business faxing  + , productivity  +
Component programs efix  +
Computer languages C  +
Full description efax is a small simple fax system for sing efax is a small simple fax system for single user systems. It is smaller and easier to install than HylaFAX or mgetty+sendfax. The ``fax'' command, a shell script, lets you send, receive, view and print faxes. In larger systems, faxes can be sent by printing to a ``fax'' printer and received faxes can be e-mailed as MIME attachments to an administrator for distribution. efax can also pass incoming data calls to a getty program. The efax package includes ``efix,'' a program to convert between various image file formats. To fax Postscript files you will need Ghostscript. To view faxes you can use any program that displays PGM files (e.g. xloadimage or xv). efix can also convert received files to Postscript or HP Laserjet formats for printing. cript or HP Laserjet formats for printing.
Homepage URL http://www.cce.com/efax/  +
Interface command-line  +
Is GNU false  +
Keywords fax  + , efax  +
Last review by Janet Casey +
Last review date 21 April 2005  +
License GPLv2 +
License verified by Janet Casey  +
License verified date 31 January 2001  +
Name efax  +
Prerequisite description Ghostscript; xloadimage or xv  +
Prerequisite kind Weak prerequisite  +
Real name Ed Casas  +
Related projects HylaFax + , Efax-GTK + , Fax4CUPS + , Gfax + , Squirrelfax + , Halifax +
Resource URL mailto:edc@cce.com  +
Resource audience Bug Tracking  + , Developer  + , Support  +
Resource kind E-mail  +
Revisionid 5,819  +
Revisiontimestamp 12 April 2011 14:54:36  +
Revisionuser WikiSysop +
Role Maintainer  +
Short description Sends and receives faxes  +
Submitted by Database conversion +
Submitted date 1 April 2011  +
User level none  +
Version comment 1.0.1b beta released 2002-04-06
Version date 6 April 2002  +
Version identifier 1.0.1b  +
Version status beta  +
Works-with fax  +
Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki. 25 May 2012 01:58:07  +
Page has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. Entry  +
EmailThis property is a special property in this wiki. edc@cce.com  +
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Efax#3 + License of
Efax#1 + Person of
Efax-GTK + , Fax4CUPS + , Gfax + , Halifax + , HylaFax + , Squirrelfax + Related projects
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