On 31 May 03 at 19:53, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > 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.
>1) Find the 100K efax software at rpmfind.net (30 seconds), > and download <efax.src.rpm> (2 seconds) > >2) Grab the external 33.6 modem off my wife's machine > and plug it into the other serial port on mine. > (camera is already on the first) (20 seconds) > >3) Build the package (5 seconds) > (rpm --rebuild --target i686 <efax.package.src>) > >4) Install the package (rpm -ivh <efax.package.rpm> > (2 second) > >5) make a symlink from /dev/fax to /dev/modem > (which is already a symlink to /dev/ttyS1 > (5 seconds) I use to do these kind of tasks with bfax for DOS that is installed (supporting Czech fonts!) on all of my DOS machines and works with any of the modems. >7) "fax send 123-456-7890 /home/steve/scaa_directory.txt" > (OOps! Wrong number. Forgot the 1 for long distance) > (30 seconds) > >8) "fax send 1-123-456-7890 /home/steve/scaa_directory.txt" > (1 minute : 20 seconds) a) paste the text to send into a file with the extension .txt (MS-Word for DOS format is ok) - 2 seconds b) open Norton Commander and press return on the file - 3 seconds c) go and get some coffee or tea. - if you have the time to do so > >6) glance at man page > (20 seconds) > d) or spend the rest of your life with learning Linux - this time necessary can be substantially shortened by reading Steve's contributions to Arachne list >Steve Ackman Thank you, Christof Lange _______________________________________________ Christof Lange <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Prokopova 4, 130 00 Praha 3, Czech Republic phone: (+420) 222 78 06 73 / 222 78 20 02 http://www.volny.cz/cce.zizkov
