Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Ubuntu Fax Driver Search

On 12/10/2011 08:57 AM, Simos Xenitellis wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 10, 2011 at 3:36 PM, webmaster for Kracked Press Productions<
> webmaster@krackedpress.com>  wrote:
>
> > I never was able to get Ubuntu to work with either my PCI fax cards or the
> > ones built into my laptops.  I know that if you have a fax card working
> > with its printer driver package, you can use it like a paper printer,
> > except it asked for the fax numbers and such, then "prints" the document as
> > a fax.  With that fax printing driver/software package installed, you could
> > fax a web page or email printout to someone, buy why would you.  Any
> > software package that allows you to choose your printers and have access to
> > the fax options, can be faxed.
> >
> > I gave up on my efforts for Ubuntu faxing and the newest printer I bought
> > has a fax machine built into it.
> >
> > Actually I once used eFax [the company] for sending and receiving of a few
> > fax documents, but I rarely used it.  I sent 3 or 4 faxes in 2011 so far,
> > to those companies that will not give out an email address for sending the
> > documents via it.  SO faxing is no longer something most people need
> > anymore.  Some businesses, yes, while others do not.
>
> There is an issue with modems and Linux in general. The biggest problem is
> that most of these are soft modems, which require software that is not free
> and open-source. Specifically, for a big range of these soft-modems you
> need to have a working kernel module that relates to the sound card (Alsa),
> and then you need to have the slmodem package. slmodem contains a
> closed-source binary 32-bit library which does not work on 64-bit Linux.
>
> What I think is easier to implement is better support in LibreOffice,
> probably through extensions, for the use of Internet FAX services. Like an
> open-source version of
> http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/project/efax
> Alternatively, this support should be added to CUPS (printing subsystem in
> Linux) or Hylafax (FAX server).
>
> Simos
<snip>

Yes, you can do Internet based fax services, but you would want to find 
a free one.  Last time I looked, it costs a monthly fee after your first 
trial month or two.  I think most people would prefer not having to deal 
with another service fee, if they do few faxes each year.  Most bigger 
businesses use a fax/printer connected to the network for their fax 
needs.  The smaller ones print out the fax and use the standard fax 
machine type of device and keep the printed copy for their records, 
adding the date when it was sent off.


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