Re: Open source IP to Fax software?

[Donald Leslie]

On 5/3/21 2:48 PM, Tom Buskey wrote:

I remember FlexFAX / HylaFax on Irix back in the day.

Nowadays, some internet service or the aforementioned 
shipping/printing centers.


On Mon, May 3, 2021 at 2:09 PM Bruce Labitt 
mailto:bruce.lab...@myfairpoint.net>> 
wrote:


On 5/3/21 1:16 PM, Derek Atkins wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Mon, May 3, 2021 1:01 pm, Bruce Labitt wrote:
>> Not sure if this is a unicorn or it is common.  A simple search
gave
>> ambiguous results.  I'm looking for some program that will send
a pdf
>> file to a remote FAX machine.  I don't have a fax machine
anymore.  I
>> don't have a fax modem.  It's hard to remember how long ago
that was
>> even a thing...
> Do you have a VOIP line?  If so, you can set up Asterisk to send
a Fax
> over SIP.  You do need to (manually) convert the PDF to a proper
TIFF file
> and then *that* gets sent.  I can give you more details if you
have the
> VOIP support, otherwise there's not much point in explaining the
configs
> and scripts.
>
>> I can solve this problem in a different way, but wondering if
there was
>> such a beast.  Thanks.
> -derek
>
Well technically, I'd think it was VOIP.  All my service comes over
fiber.  There's no POTS line to the house, just a single
non-conducting
fiber.

At the moment, this appears to be bigger PIA than necessary. I'll
just
toss the thing in the mail.  Yes, snail mail...  Oh well.

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I have an HP Office Jet Pro which has a phone port which I can connect 
to a port on my cable modem. It allows me to send and receive faxes 
without a problem. You have to first configure the printer for use as a fax.


Don Leslie

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Re: Open source IP to Fax software?

[Tom Buskey]

I remember FlexFAX / HylaFax on Irix back in the day.

Nowadays, some internet service or the aforementioned shipping/printing
centers.

On Mon, May 3, 2021 at 2:09 PM Bruce Labitt 
wrote:

> On 5/3/21 1:16 PM, Derek Atkins wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > On Mon, May 3, 2021 1:01 pm, Bruce Labitt wrote:
> >> Not sure if this is a unicorn or it is common.  A simple search gave
> >> ambiguous results.  I'm looking for some program that will send a pdf
> >> file to a remote FAX machine.  I don't have a fax machine anymore.  I
> >> don't have a fax modem.  It's hard to remember how long ago that was
> >> even a thing...
> > Do you have a VOIP line?  If so, you can set up Asterisk to send a Fax
> > over SIP.  You do need to (manually) convert the PDF to a proper TIFF
> file
> > and then *that* gets sent.  I can give you more details if you have the
> > VOIP support, otherwise there's not much point in explaining the configs
> > and scripts.
> >
> >> I can solve this problem in a different way, but wondering if there was
> >> such a beast.  Thanks.
> > -derek
> >
> Well technically, I'd think it was VOIP.  All my service comes over
> fiber.  There's no POTS line to the house, just a single non-conducting
> fiber.
>
> At the moment, this appears to be bigger PIA than necessary. I'll just
> toss the thing in the mail.  Yes, snail mail...  Oh well.
>
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Re: Open source IP to Fax software?

[Bruce Labitt]

On 5/3/21 1:16 PM, Derek Atkins wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Mon, May 3, 2021 1:01 pm, Bruce Labitt wrote:
>> Not sure if this is a unicorn or it is common.  A simple search gave
>> ambiguous results.  I'm looking for some program that will send a pdf
>> file to a remote FAX machine.  I don't have a fax machine anymore.  I
>> don't have a fax modem.  It's hard to remember how long ago that was
>> even a thing...
> Do you have a VOIP line?  If so, you can set up Asterisk to send a Fax
> over SIP.  You do need to (manually) convert the PDF to a proper TIFF file
> and then *that* gets sent.  I can give you more details if you have the
> VOIP support, otherwise there's not much point in explaining the configs
> and scripts.
>
>> I can solve this problem in a different way, but wondering if there was
>> such a beast.  Thanks.
> -derek
>
Well technically, I'd think it was VOIP.  All my service comes over 
fiber.  There's no POTS line to the house, just a single non-conducting 
fiber.

At the moment, this appears to be bigger PIA than necessary. I'll just 
toss the thing in the mail.  Yes, snail mail...  Oh well.

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Re: Open source IP to Fax software?

[jsf]

You've put me in mind of that scene in the second Borat movie where he's
using the fax machine in the UPS store to go back and forth with the
president of Kazakhstan.. LOL

J.

On Mon, May 3, 2021 at 1:15 PM Shawn O'Shea  wrote:

> Faxing is an inherently telephone-line based endeavor. So somewhere along
> the way you need something attached to the POTS (Plain Old Telephone
> System).
>
> There may be simpler ways on Linux, but the HylaFax server [1] has been a
> long standing solution for this, but again, requires one or more modems and
> a phone line.
>
> At a previous employer, they worked around needing POTS, by paying for an
> online service, and it seems eFax [2] is still pretty prevalent in this
> space.
>
> If this is a one-off, you can take docs to a Staples, FedEx Office or UPS
> Store and they should be able to provide a fax method for you.
>
> -Shawn
>
> [1] - https://www.hylafax.org/
> [2] - https://www.efax.com/
>
> On Mon, May 3, 2021 at 1:02 PM Bruce Labitt 
> wrote:
>
>> Not sure if this is a unicorn or it is common.  A simple search gave
>> ambiguous results.  I'm looking for some program that will send a pdf
>> file to a remote FAX machine.  I don't have a fax machine anymore.  I
>> don't have a fax modem.  It's hard to remember how long ago that was
>> even a thing...
>>
>> I can solve this problem in a different way, but wondering if there was
>> such a beast.  Thanks.
>>
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Re: Open source IP to Fax software?

[Shawn O'Shea]

Faxing is an inherently telephone-line based endeavor. So somewhere along
the way you need something attached to the POTS (Plain Old Telephone
System).

There may be simpler ways on Linux, but the HylaFax server [1] has been a
long standing solution for this, but again, requires one or more modems and
a phone line.

At a previous employer, they worked around needing POTS, by paying for an
online service, and it seems eFax [2] is still pretty prevalent in this
space.

If this is a one-off, you can take docs to a Staples, FedEx Office or UPS
Store and they should be able to provide a fax method for you.

-Shawn

[1] - https://www.hylafax.org/
[2] - https://www.efax.com/

On Mon, May 3, 2021 at 1:02 PM Bruce Labitt 
wrote:

> Not sure if this is a unicorn or it is common.  A simple search gave
> ambiguous results.  I'm looking for some program that will send a pdf
> file to a remote FAX machine.  I don't have a fax machine anymore.  I
> don't have a fax modem.  It's hard to remember how long ago that was
> even a thing...
>
> I can solve this problem in a different way, but wondering if there was
> such a beast.  Thanks.
>
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Open source IP to Fax software?

[Bruce Labitt]

Not sure if this is a unicorn or it is common.  A simple search gave 
ambiguous results.  I'm looking for some program that will send a pdf 
file to a remote FAX machine.  I don't have a fax machine anymore.  I 
don't have a fax modem.  It's hard to remember how long ago that was 
even a thing...

I can solve this problem in a different way, but wondering if there was 
such a beast.  Thanks.

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