faxmail.1

使用Mail发送传真的程序

.\" Man page for the FaxMail program.
.\" Copyright David Burns, Shyamal Somaroo, Matthew Davey. 1996-1998
.\"
.Dd November 13, 1998
.Dt FaxMail 1
.Sh NAME
.Nm FaxMail
.Nd X windows front end for sending faxes via email
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm FaxMail
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm FaxMail
provides a simple, easy-to-use, windows interface to the
internet's email-to-fax capabilities. With it, one may fax ordinary
text and/or postscript attachments to be processed and printed at a
remote fax machine.  A cover sheet will be generated automatically
from personal and other information provided in the various
fields. The ONLY necessary input required to send an email-to-fax is a
valid fax number and a message. The number should be input using the
IDDD format (only numbers please) which is stripped of international
access codes (no leading 0). So faxing to Cambridge UK, would require
you to input
.Pp
Country code: 44
.Pp
Local code: 1223
.Pp
Number: xxxxxx
.Pp
or if faxing Montreal Canada one would enter
.Pp
.Bl -tag -width Va
.It Country code: 1
.It Local code: 514
.It Number: xxxxxxx
.El
.Pp
Not all numbers are covered by a fax gateway (get real!) but this is changing
all the time. To check if a number is covered, simply fill in the number fields
and press the coverage button. This will give an idea if the number is covered
or not. 
.Pp
The service is as efficient as email is. Several attempts are made at delivering
faxes and in all events the outcome will ultimately reach you via email (so you
don't have to  guess if the fax got there or not).
.Pp
Finally, as with almost everything on the internet, it is up to each individual
to make sure that they use the service responsibly (So no faxing of PhD theses 
and the like! ). Several ps files are better sent in succession rather than in 
one big email. This is likely to be quicker, the only possible drawback being a
replication of the cover sheet at the remote end. It is perhaps wise not to
send material of a  highly confidential or very important nature via this
means. It's up to you though.
.Pp
This program is issued under the GNU public license (GPL)
Any requests, suggestions etc, please
email.
.Nm [e-mail]
If anyone wants to make a contribution to the program, please let us 
know. Please report any problems or bugs. More information on email-fax itself may be obtained at
.Nm http://www.tpc.int
.Pp
.Sh SEE ALSO
See the
.Nm FaxMail
info page for more detailed information.  The FaxMail homepage is
located at
.Nm http://wol.ra.phy.cam.ac.uk/FaxMail/