bionic (8) faxanswer.8.gz

Provided by: hylafax-server_6.0.6-8.1~ubuntu0.18.04.1_amd64 bug

NAME

       faxanswer - tell a HylaFAX server to answer the telephone

SYNOPSIS

       /usr/sbin/faxanswer [ -q queue-dir ] [ -h how ] modem

DESCRIPTION

       faxanswer  sends  a  message  to the HylaFAX faxgetty(8) process 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 normally 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/hylafax.

       -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,
                 extern (to force faxgetty to invoke an external application to to handle the  call),  or  dialX
                 (where  X  is  a  dialstring  to  dial before initiating a fax reception).  If using dialX, the
                 specified dialstring will likely need to end with a semicolon (``;'').

FILES

       /var/spool/hylafax                 default spooling area
       /var/spool/hylafax/FIFO            fifo for contacting faxq

       Consult hylafax-server(5) for a complete discussion of the structure and content of the spooling area.

SEE ALSO

       hylafax-server(5), faxgetty(8)

                                                  May 23, 1996                                      FAXANSWER(8)