HylaFAX or other Print-to-Fax capabilities of Linux with Windows clients?

[Bruce Dawson]

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Ted Roche wrote:

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| HylaFAX (http://www.hylafax.org) on the server, with an appropriate
| serial external fax modem (are US Robotics Speedsters still the
| gold standard?), and WinPrint HylaFAX (http://
| winprinthylafax.sourceforge.net/) on the desktops sounds like a
| killer combination. Anyone got experience (or warnings) with these?

Actually, I believe the Couriers were the "gold standard". But the
sportsters are far, far more common. (We were using a Sportster until
it died - and they are prone to death-without-cause as well as
slow-intermittent deaths; although this one died right around the time
we had 7000 volts roaming around the house wiring).

Also, I have been using HylaFAX for years (longer than Linux!) and
have been very, very happy with it. But it is a pain to configure -
especially for multiple clients.

However, as far as error-recovery, detecting bad modems, ease-of-use,
and interoperation with other programs, it can't be beat (IMHO). Even
their documentation is pretty good (for a geek like me). I've also
used winfax, efax, fastfax, and a few others I can't remember. HylaFAX
always surpassed them in every way (even support). However, it has
been years since I last downloaded their package, so things could have
changed.

- --Bruce


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