On Fri, 30 May 2003 13:33:12 -0400 (EDT), Steve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> I needed to make changes to the e-mail and FAX it back
> ASAP.  (You've gotta wonder why they require you to fax
> back something they e-mailed you, but anyway...)

> I didn't have a modem on my machine.  I didn't have any
> fax software installed, yet I sent a fax within minutes
> of deciding to do so.

Steve,
I can do similar in plain old DOS!  I use a couple of command-line tools
to send and receive FAX documents.  For viewing, I can use any text
editor or viewer on text documents (probably what your email was) or
if in graphic format (usually TIFF) I use PictView by J Patera (spelling??)
Anyway, I had no need to download source code, built binaries, install...
anyway, not this time.  The source codes are old, but the binaries are
available ready to use.  Only requirement is a FAX capable modem...
Class 1 or 2.  So, in the time you spent finding, downloading, compiling
and installing the Linux package, my DOS software would already have
sent the FAX back, hehe...but, it's still pretty neat that you found a way
to do it in Linux.  Oh, I did understand correctly, you mentioned EFax??
Anyway, must be a difference in the files for Linux as opposed to Win9X.
I have used the EFax Viewer for Win95...since the FAX is sent as email
attachment.  But, with my EFax account, they do not allow sending...I 
only use the "free, ad supported" receiving function.  I've also got a
small Win3X utility to send FAX documents, especially text files...it's
called QuickStar FAX...not bad, for an early beta release.  For most of
my FAX stuff, I use QuickLink II for Win3X...the software came with my
modem.  But, when not booted into Windows, I fall back on WizFax...
it is available from my Download page at SurfBest:
http://members.surfbest.net/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/download.htm
<a href="http://members.surfbest.net/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/download.htm">
Wizard57M's Downloads</a>
C U L8R!
Wiz  <{;-)
Glenn Gilbreath, Jr.
Wizard57M
http://www.geocities.com/wizard57m/index.html

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