2 Responses to “Re: FAX software for SGI”

1. admin says:

   February 28 at 8:14 pm

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   In article <1993Jan5.072309.17…@comp.bioz.unibas.ch>, Reinhard Doelz writes:
   > In article <ufjc…@twilight.wpd.sgi.com>, st…@sgi.com (David (Duis) Story)
   writes:
   

   > |> Take a look on sgi.sgi.com for the ‘flexfax’ software.  Requires 4.0.X
   > |> and Display PostScript.

   > Thaks for the pointer – I found that it also requires dwb for the man pages.
   > I tried to install it and it seemed to do the job. However, the faxd starting
   > dies immediately afterwards and tells me that it couldn’t find the uid 9999
   > – adding this number didn’t help either. Any suggestions to this one?

   > As I currently run a CLASS I fax modem per default, is there anyone out there
   > who has modified flexfax or can point to another package which supports
   > class I ?

   I’ll try to fix the inst images in the future to install pre-nroff’d man pages.
   The problem with uid 9999 is something that I just discovered–it is an inst
   limitation that I did not understand when I put together the inst images.
   To fix the problem, remove the installed softwre (use "versions remove" or
   do it through inst) and then re-install the software.  The first time the fax
   server software is installed it tries to add a "fax" user to the passwd file and
   then use that user id when installing all the spooling directories.  Unfortunately
   inst does not re-read the passwd file and so it can’t find the user "fax" and
   substitutes the uid 9999 in place of it.

   As to CLASS 1 support, I just so happen to be debugging a Class 1 driver right
   now and will make it available as soon as it’s working to my satisfaction.  Look
   for it in a week or so (hopefully).

           Sam
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2. admin says:

   February 28 at 8:14 pm

   In article <1ich0lINN…@agate.berkeley.edu>, s…@oxford.cs.berkeley.edu (Sam Leffler) writes:

   |>
   |> As to CLASS 1 support, I just so happen to be debugging a Class 1 driver right
   |> now and will make it available as soon as it’s working to my satisfaction.  Look
   |> for it in a week or so (hopefully).
   |>
   |>   Sam
   |> —
   |> Sam Leffler                               Voice: (415) 390-1269
   |> Silicon Graphics, Inc.                    Email: s…@sgi.com
   |> Research & Development, 7U-005                FAX:   (415) 965-7824
   |> 2011 N. Shoreline Blvd                    
   |> Mountain View, CA 94039-7311
   |>
   

   That’s what I call unsupported software! Great! I really appreciate this
   kind of  work, and certainly think that this is a damned good start to
   proceed in 1993. Thanks!

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