FAXANSWER(8C)FAXANSWER(8C)NAMEfaxanswer - tell a HylaFAX server to answer the telephone
SYNOPSIS
/usr/contrib/bin/faxanswer [ -q queue-dir ] [ -h how ]
modem
DESCRIPTIONfaxanswer sends a message to the HylaFAX faxgetty(8C) pro-
cess servicing modem telling it to answer the telephone.
This is useful, for example, when a modem is used on a
shared phone line and the server is configured to not nor-
mally answer the phone.
The specified modem can either be the name (typically the
last component of the terminal port the modem is attached
to), or the full name of the associated FIFO named pipe
file, e.g. ``FIFO.ttym2''.
OPTIONS-q dir Use a spooling area other than /var/spool/fax.
-h Specify exactly how the phone should be
answered. By default, the server process is
instructed to answer the phone and accept any
kind of call (voice, data, fax). Discrimination
of the type of call is dependent on a modem's
adaptive-answer support. The -h option can be
used to force the server to answer the phone for
particular type of call: one of fax, data,
voice, any, or extern (to force faxgetty to
invoke an external application to to handle the
call).
FILES
/var/spool/fax default spooling area
/var/spool/fax/FIFO fifo for contacting faxq
Consult hylafax-server(5F) for a complete discussion of
the structure and content of the spooling area.
SEE ALSOhylafax-server(5F), faxgetty(8C)
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