Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.announce
Subject: mgetty+sendfax 1.0.0 - reliable getty program with modem, fax support
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From: gert@greenie.muc.de (Gert Doering)
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 09:42:41 GMT
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Hi,

just a short announce: mgetty+sendfax 1.0.0 has been released a couple of
day now.

You can find it at the following sites:

ftp://ftp.leo.org/pub/comp/networking/communication/modem/mgetty/
ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/Serial
ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/sources/sbin


WHAT IS IT?

mgetty is a highly optimized "getty" program for handling modem dial-in
into a Linux box. 

mgetty has better diagnostic features than any other "getty" style program
available for Linux, and is very robust even in case of "weird" modems or
bad hardware. It does *not* core dump (unlike "uugetty"), and it is
documented (unlike "uugetty"). It knows what a modem is, and handles all
aspects properly (unlike "agetty").

mgetty can also handle class 2 and class 2.0 faxmodems, and receive
incoming FAX transmissions. It can handle FAX *and* DATA on *ONE* modem
(if the modem is not too dumb).

For PPP connections, mgetty has the unique AutoPPP feature that will allow
Win95 users to build a dialup PPP link to Linux servers without fiddling
with chat scripts [read the docs, and the pppd docs before asking me any
questions about this!].

For FidoNET(tm) sites, mgetty can detect incoming FidoNET calls and route
them to Eugene Crosser's "ifcico" program.


sendfax is mgetty's compagnon program, to send out faxes via an class 2 or
class 2.0 fax modem. It comes with a large packet of shell scripts to 
implement a queueing fax spooling system. All aspects of sendfax can be
fully customized (cover page, page headers, ...).


VOICE

While there is a voice extention to handle voice mail, answering machines,
you-name-it, it is not included in 1.0.0, but will be in 1.1.0 (to be
released soon). The voice stuff is not as stable as the rest, and we want
1.0.0 to be an "as stable as possible" version.


DOCS

docs and more information can be found on:
				http://www.leo.org/~doering/mgetty/


NEWS OVER THE LAST RELEASE

the last official release of mgetty+sendfax was mgetty 0.22, in November
94. Since then, very much has changed - basically, it's a completely new
program. Just a few highlights:

    * AutoPPP support
    * full config files for mgetty, sendfax, faxrunq
    * support for all major UNIX variants (not just Linux) and NeXTStep
    * support for Alpha/64-Bit SPARC Linux
    * enhanced logging to ease problem hunting
    * faxing scripts significantly enhanced
    * more contributed frontend programs in "frontends/"


Have fun with it,

gert
- -- 
Yield to temptation ... it may not pass your way again!  --  Lazarus Long
                                                            //www.muc.de/~gert
Gert Doering - Munich, Germany                             gert@greenie.muc.de
fax: +49-89-3243328                         gert.doering@physik.tu-muenchen.de

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