Incoming FAX distribution

Gert Doering (gert@greenie.muc.de)
Tue, 29 Sep 1998 11:10:16 +0200


Hi,

On Tue, Sep 29, 1998 at 10:39:35AM +0200, Ingo Brueckl wrote:
> Does anyone run a Linux FAX server and has a solution for the
> distribution of incoming FAXes (via email, for example) to several
> users?
> 
> The big problem is, how to determine the receiver from the FAX data or
> the incoming telefone number (no ISDN, normal modems).

With ISDN, it can be done (one MSN per user), with normal modems, it can
be done on a modem-by-modem basis (just look at the tty id [encoded in the
fax name] in "new_fax" to determine who to send to).

If you have only one analog modem, there is no way to do it.

gert
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