FAXANSWER

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Updated: May 12, 1993
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NAME

faxanswer - tell facsimile server to answer the telephone

SYNOPSIS

faxanswer [ -q queue-dir ] [ -h how ] [ modem ]

DESCRIPTION

Faxanswer sends a message to the facsimile server 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 configured to not normally answer the phone.

If modem is specified, it 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''. If no modem is specified, faxanswer will send the request to the ``FIFO'' named pipe file; this is convenient for machines that have only one facsimile server running.

OPTIONS

The -q option can be used to specify a spooling area other than ${SPOOL}.

The -h option can be used to specify exactly ``how'' the phone should be answered. By default, the facsimile server is told to answer the phone and accept any kind of connect (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, or voice.

FILES

Consult intro(4F) for a complete discussion of the structure and content of the spooling area.

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