> 3. When I try to do a sendfax, the program is not trying to reach the
> server "fax" on our network, but localhost. Where do I tell sendfax to
> use the proper host?
>
> fax:/usr/local/spool/hylafax/etc#> !send
> sendfax -d 5800820 /etc/hosts
> Can not reach server at host "localhost", port 4559.
>
> RTFM.
I couldn't find it anywhere in the manual, but as a stab in the dark, I
set my FAXSERVER environment variable to "fax" and that worked.
That you can't find it does not mean that is does not exist:
thias:/usr/local/lib/HylaFAX-v4.0/man/man1 $ grep FAXSERVER *
faxalter.1:.B FAXSERVER
faxalter.1:.SM FAXSERVER
faxrm.1:.SM FAXSERVER
faxstat.1:.SM FAXSERVER
faxwatch.1:.SM FAXSERVER
hylafax.1:.SM FAXSERVER
hylafax.1:setenv FAXSERVER flake.asd
hylafax.1:FAXSERVER=flake.asd; export FAXSERVER
hylafax.1:.SM FAXSERVER
hylafax.1:FAXSERVER=ttym2@flake.asd; export FAXSERVER
hylafax.1:.SM FAXSERVER
sendfax.1:.SM FAXSERVER
>From hylafax.1:
...
.PP
Once the software is setup on your machine you need to locate a
host that has a facsimile server that you can use.
The host, and possibly the modem on the host, should be defined
in your environment in the
.SM FAXSERVER
variable.
...
matthias
Matthias Apitz / guru@softcon.de ; (07:34:58 AM 01/27/97)