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Fax4CUPS
Business faxing  + , productivity  +
Computer languages Shell script  +
Full description 'fax4CUPS' acts as a CUPS backend for a se 'fax4CUPS' acts as a CUPS backend for a serial fax modem. Essentially, you print with lpr and the fax is sent. The nice thing is that you have CUPS around, and this means, for instance, that you can check whether your fax has been sent just using your favorite browser (as you would do for any other printer), even if the fax modem is really on a remote server. It supports efax and HylaFAX. CUPS provides filters to automagically convert files in various formats, and backends to send the raw data to parallel ports, serial ports, sockets, USB devices, etc. , serial ports, sockets, USB devices, etc.
Homepage URL http://gongolo.usr.dsi.unimi.it/fax4CUPS/  +
Interface command-line  + , web  +
Is GNU false  +
Keywords send  + , fax  + , hylafax  + , cups  + , fax4cups  + , Commun Unix Printing System  + , efax  +
Last review by Janet Casey +
Last review date 19 July 2005  +
License GPLv2orlater +
License verified by Janet Casey  +
License verified date 11 June 2002  +
Name Fax4CUPS  +
Prerequisite description efax *or* hylafax  + , grep  + , sudo (for HylaFax)  +
Prerequisite kind Required to use  + , Weak prerequisite  +
Real name Sebastiano Vigna  +
Related projects HylaFax + , SGQI + , X Printing Panel + , CUPS + , Efax + , Gfax + , Squirrelfax + , Fax4CUPS + , Halifax +
Resource URL mailto:vigna@dsi.unimi.it  +
Resource audience Bug Tracking  + , Developer  + , Support  +
Resource kind E-mail  +
Revisionid 731  +
Revisiontimestamp 12 April 2011 12:32:58  +
Revisionuser WikiSysop +
Role Maintainer  +
Short description CUPS backend for a serial fax modem  +
Submitted by Database conversion +
Submitted date 1 April 2011  +
User level none  +
Version comment 1.25 stable released 2003-07-19
Version date 19 July 2003  +
Version download http://vigna.dsi.unimi.it/fax4CUPS/fax4CUPS-1.25.tar.gz  +
Version identifier 1.25  +
Version status stable  +
Works-with fax  +
Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki. 24 May 2012 22:01:57  +
Page has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. Entry  +
EmailThis property is a special property in this wiki. vigna@dsi.unimi.it  +
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Fax4CUPS#3 + License of
Fax4CUPS#1 + Person of
CUPS + , Efax + , Fax4CUPS + , Gfax + , Halifax + , HylaFax + , SGQI + , Squirrelfax + , X Printing Panel + Related projects
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Fax4CUPS#4 + , Fax4CUPS#5 + , Fax4CUPS#6 + Software prerequisite of
 

 

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