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From: martin@bi-link.owl.de (Martin Husemann)
Subject: Re: Fax/Data possible?
References: <6Y7IBJTD@obh.in-berlin.de>
Organization: IN - individual network, Ostwestfalen-Lippe, FRG
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1993 16:21:58 GMT
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ob@obh.in-berlin.de (Oliver Brandmueller) writes:

>ist it possible to have a Fax/Data modem installed an receive fax and data
>calls? Which modems are recommended? Where to get the software?

This is easy. I'm using ZyXEL modems, but any class 2 fax modem
will do. I have replaced getty by Gert Doering's "mgetty" - that's all.
I'm running a prerelease, the official version does not work with *BSD
yet - but the new release will be there quite soon.


Martin
-- 
"Und Fido-Usern antworte ich ueber Fax oder gar nicht. Ein Minimum an
 Benutzbarkeit muss schon sein."   --  Hans-Joachim Zierke