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to: andrew clarke
from: David Drummond
date: 2005-05-05 18:45:02
subject: fax + bbs

andrew clarke -> All wrote:

 ac> Possibly opening a can of worms, but can anyone here recommend some free
 ac> software for Linux (or FreeBSD) that will set up a fax modem to answer
 ac> fax calls, but if the call was not a fax, fall back to a FidoNet mailer,
 ac> to work as a FidoNet node?  I'd like to run this on a Pentium 133 with
 ac> 64 Mb RAM and a 1 Gb HDD.  This will be the PC's sole function.  FidoNet
 ac> mail processing, fax viewing, etc. will be done by another machine on my
 ac> network.

 ac> The software should also be able to make outbound calls.

 ac> Maybe someone here has a setup just like this?

Doesn't one of the mgettys do that (mgetty+fax)?

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regards

David

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