$Header: /usr/people/sam/fax/RCS/HOWTO,v 1.18 1994/03/23 16:16:37 sam Rel $ How To Obtain This Software (in case all you get is this file) -------------------------------------------------------------- The source code is available for public ftp on sgi.com sgi/fax/source (192.48.153.1) You can also obtain inst'able images for Silicon Graphics machines from sgi.com sgi/fax/binary (192.48.153.1) For example, % ftp -n sgi.com .... ftp> user anonymous ... ftp> cd sgi/fax/source ftp> binary ftp> get hylafax-v3.0beta096-tar.gz Software is available in released form (not yet), and in beta form, (v3.0beta096). Any files in the source directory of the form: hylafax--patch- are shell scripts that can be used to apply patches to the specified . The sequence numbers indicate the *order* in which the patches must be applied. Binary distributions are available in the binary directory. Obtaining the Software by Electronic Mail ----------------------------------------- Do not send me requests for the software; they will be ignored (without response). If you cannot use FTP at all, there is a service called "ftpmail" available from decwrl.dec.com: you can send e-mail to this machine and it will use FTP to retrieve files for you and send you the files back again via e-mail. To find out more about the ftpmail service, send a message to "ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com" whose body consists of the single line "help". Obtaining the Software Within Silicon Graphics ---------------------------------------------- Internal to Silicon Graphics there are inst'able images on the host flake.asd in the directory /usr/dist. Thus you can do something like: % inst -f dist.engr.sgi.com:/sgi/hacks/hylafax to install the latest version of the software on your machine. FlexFAX Information on the World Wide Web (WWW) ----------------------------------------------- All the HylaFAX documentation is available on-line on the WWW. The HylaFAX home page is located at: http://www.vix.com/hylafax (thanks to Paul Vixie and vix.com). There is an FAQ, the mailing list archives (including search support), information on fax modems, and other related information. On-line access to various modem-oriented information databases are there or in the process of being added. FlexFAX/HylaFAX Mail List ----------------- A mailing list for users of this software is located on sgi.com. If you want to join this mailing list or have a list-related request such as getting your name removed from it, send a request to flexfax-request@sgi.com For example, to subscribe, send the line "subscribe" in the body of your message. The line "help" will return a list of the commands understood by the mailing list management software. Submissions (including bug reports) should be directed to: flexfax@sgi.com When corresponding about this software please always specify what version you have, what system you're running on, and, if the problem is specific to your modem, identify the modem and firmware revision.