Alan Hicks <1001298936@carrier.lizella.net> wrote in
news:slrnc3a037.5rc.1001298936@carrier.lizella.net :

> In alt.os.linux.slackware, you wrote:
>> I plan to buy an external modem for fax purposes. Modems like
>> U.S.Robotics Message Modem or ELSA MicroLink Office support recieving
>> fax without being connected to a computer.
>
> I've never heard of such before, but doubt you're going to find good
> Linux support in such a case. (Honestly I doubt that Windows support
> isn't buggy as hell either.)

They exist. Have a look at www.usr.com for example. It's a nice feature
that these modems are able to recieve fax even if your computer is off or
not connected. For my purposes they are perfect, because I just don't
want my computer to be up 24/7.

>> There's a lot of software to setup and use this
>> features in windows, but I just didn't find anything that right for
>> me in linux.
>
> Have you taken a look at hylafax? I've used it to make a fax server
> for a client before.
>
>> That's not what I've searched for. I need
>> a programm which for console which I can use to setup the modem and
>> get fax stored in modem's flash.
>
> I don't know that hylafax can store the fax in the modems flash. It
> basically runs as a daemon and routes faxes. For incoming faxes, it
> can route them to a local or network printer, or even attach them to
> an e-mail that gets sent to a user. I'm sure dumping the contents of
> the fax in pdf or post script form to a file shouldn't be that
> difficult, and may be close enough to what you want to be useful.

I know hylafax, but that's not what I mean. I've used hylafax to make a
fax server for a client, too.

I was searching for software which is able to read recieved faxes out of
modem's flash. And I've found "mepl" - which is a commandline tool to
setup such modem and download faxes from flash. That's what I've
searched. But I just wasn't able to test this software.

greetings,

Marco.