On Jul 26, 2016 9:27 PM, "D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk" <[email protected]> wrote: > > | From: "Steve Petrie, P.Eng. via talk" <[email protected]> > > | I don't really have a few weeks to spare. I need to get the Linux PC up > | and running, so I can get back to the rest of my life. > <snip> > Just to amplify what Len said: > > - external serial modems are very standard and well-supported
I believe as a general rule of thumb any Hayes compatable modem will work with Linux. I've not tested this tho. > > - FAX is less standard. With care, you can select a supported modem. > But FAX has died, thank goodness. About once a year I find it would > be handy to send a FAX, but it is usually possible to just say that > you cannot do it. A fax is still considered a legal transmission, that is a fax to fax transmission is deemed to be accepted by the recipient. A scan of a document attached to an email, for legal purposes requires confirmation by the recipient. I note that the Law Society of Upper Canada is introducing new rules regarding privileged email sent in legal proceedings. CRA won't accept document submissions by email but a Fax is acceptable. I think this has to do with the chain of evidence in proceedings. For the few faxes I do send I use FaxZero.com. You can send three free faxes a day, limited to three pages or pay a premium to send more. They attach a fairly discrete advert to the cover page. > > - I don't know about external USB modems. With luck, they emulate > serial modems. I have one in my cupboard "just in case". I tinkered with GSM tethering. I did an install with the phone tethered and linux found the phones modem and created the proper serial nodes at the time. On reboot, I had to fool around with usb modeswitching from storage to modem using a udev rule. > > - avoid "WinModems". Those require proprietary drivers. Some have <snip the middle> > > If you don't have a broadband internet connection, all sorts of things > that I don't notice might become problems. Like updates. I updated the unit I referred to above using the phones modem for about a year. Even when I went over my Data plan (6gb high speed the rest throttled to 30kbs) I had no problems. I could even watch YouTube as long as I used low res and preloaded for a couple of minutes. > > ================ > > Good luck and have fun. > --- > Talk Mailing List > [email protected] > https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk Russell Sent from mobile.
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