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diff --git a/network/efax/README b/network/efax/README index ee8fe6c3ef..7505b7d156 100644 --- a/network/efax/README +++ b/network/efax/README @@ -1,24 +1,28 @@ efax is a small ANSI C/POSIX program that sends and receives faxes -using any fax modem (Class 1, 2 or 2.0).* +using any fax modem (Class 1, 2 or 2.0). [*] efax is smaller and easier to install than HylaFAX or mgetty+sendfax. -As one user put it "EFAX is a nice simple program for single user systems." +As one user put it "EFAX is a nice simple program for single user +systems." -The "fax" command, a shell script, lets you send, receive, view and print faxes. -In larger systems, faxes can be sent by printing to a "fax" printer and received -faxes can be e-mailed as MIME attachments to an administrator for distribution. -efax can also pass incoming data calls to a getty program. +The "fax" command, a shell script, lets you send, receive, view and +print faxes. In larger systems, faxes can be sent by printing to a +"fax" printer and received faxes can be e-mailed as MIME attachments +to an administrator for distribution. efax can also pass incoming +data calls to a getty program. -The efax package includes "efix," a program to convert between various image file formats. -To fax Postscript files you will need Ghostscript. -To view faxes you can use any program tha displays PGM files. -efix can also convert received files to Postscript or HP Laserjet formats for printing. +The efax package includes "efix," a program to convert between +various image file formats. To fax Postscript files you will need +Ghostscript. To view faxes you can use any program tha displays +PGM files. efix can also convert received files to Postscript or HP +Laserjet formats for printing. This program has only a command-line interface. If you need a GUI-based fax solution, install efax-gtk instead. -*Any hardware-based fax modem, that is. If you have a "software modem," a so-called "Linmodem," -then you'll instead need to download the alpha version of efax and modify this SlackBuild script +[*] Any hardware-based fax modem, that is. If you have a "software +modem," a so-called "Linmodem," then you'll instead need to +download the alpha version of efax and modify this SlackBuild script accordingly. The alpha release can be found here: |