Create a new user account using the one of the following data:
Account name:
faxuser
First name:
fax
Last name:
fax
E-mail delivery:
Deliver e-mail locally
Forwarding address:
Create a new virtual domain:
Domain name:
fax
Brief description:
fax
Content:
Primary web site
Changing SME-Server configuration
redirect all mail for .fax domain to faxuser Next step is to redirect all mail for the domain .fax to the user faxuser. We can do
this by creating a custom template file in the apropriate folder.
In this 95faxmail file we will enter the virtual domain, and connect it to the faxuser. The only line in this file will look like this:
.fax:faxuser
Redirect mail for faxuser to mailfax script. I don't know exactly why, but qmail seems not to save this message according to the .qmail settings, but to process them as described in the ....users/faxuser/.qmail-default file. Therefore we create a new file that tells qmail to pipe all mail to the (to be created) mailfax script.
In the users home directory /home/e-smith/files/users/faxuser.
We create and edit the file named .qmail-default:
We can also route all incoming faxes to the faxuser's email box. To do this we must create a new HylaFAX configuration file. It is possible to receive the incoming faxes in one of three formats. (.ps .pdf or .tif)
pico /var/spool/hylafax/etc/FaxDispatch
This file must contain:
FILETYPE=pdf;
SENDTO=faxuser;
Substitute tif or ps for pdf as you desire. More information on this subject can be found at: HylaFAX Received Fax Delivery HOWTO. This is where I found the information anyway.
Testing
Say what! Are we testing allready? This is great!
Send a mail from your favorite mailing software to the SME-Server. This means that the smtp server in your email software must be set to the SME-Server. Because the email adress we are going to be using will only be known by our server. Then we will send a e-mail with to following recepeint: Name@FaxNumber.fax
e.g: EwaldVanGemert@0031413247338.fax
+ The name can be any name.
+ The fax number is going to be used for faxing the document.
+ Mail can only be send as a plain text email.
+ Mail can have a postscript attachment, this attachment will also be faxed. (filename.ps)
So don't expect your html formatted emails to be faxed! Sorry!
+ Please don't use the example fax number!
Your comments
Naam:
ptitjo
Plaats:
FRANCE
Datum:
Wed Jul 23 18:05:27 2003
Thanx for your great job !
everthing work find at the first time !
(on a sme 5.6)
just a little thing to add, a script that convert the email attachment automaticaly to a .ps file, insted of printing to a virtual printer to have a .ps file, for exemple:
file.doc (microsft word) --> file.ps
file.pdf --> file.ps
file.xls (microsft excel) --> file.ps
file.jpg --> file.ps
if someone have this I want it now !
Naam:
tanyu
Plaats:
Uzes, France
Datum:
Wed Jun 4 16:36:23 2003
Worked perfectly for me. Good work.
Naam:
Per Sorensen
E-Mail:
hyla@per-s.dk
Plaats:
Esbjerg Denmark
Datum:
Sat Jan 11 00:13:13 2003
Very good howto! I got it working first time, thats rare! (Maybe it's just me though)
Naam:
daley
E-Mail:
daley@pathlab.com.my
Plaats:
KL, Malaysia
Datum:
Tue Dec 17 14:58:18 2002
Hi,
i have found the star-support hylafax contrib via http://www.star-support.com/downloads/mitel/contrib/hylafax/install_hylafax.bak, do you know what are the differences between the both setup?
Thank you.
regards,
daley
Naam:
Erasmo
E-Mail:
e.correia@microasap.com
Plaats:
Porto, Portugal
Datum:
Wed Aug 21 18:49:57 2002
Hi there, i couldn't find all the rpms to install the hylafax...could you help me out by sending me the links for each rpm file?
Thanks,
Erasmo Correia
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