I would like to start work on a project to create the components needed for allowing Microsoft At Work Fax clients to send faxes through a Unix server running Samba and a Fax Server package (Hylafax or whatever). I'm looking for advice and/or help. I've never managed an Opensource project before but think I might be "ready" for it. Things I'm looking for now: ---------------------------- 1 - Documentation on the .AWD/.FAX file formats (I understand that this is available in the Jan '96 issue of MSDN Level 2 which I do not have access to.) 2 - Any tools for interpreting what is going on in a packet trace as far as the SMB packets are concerned. 3 - Any previously done research into this topic! ---------------------------- If you have any of the above or know someone who does you would make me one very happy puppy if you would contact me. :-) Thanks -------------------- Michael St. Laurent Hartwell Corporation
On Tue, 8 May 2001, Michael St. Laurent wrote:> I would like to start work on a project to create the components > needed for allowing Microsoft At Work Fax clients to send faxes > through a Unix server running Samba and a Fax Server package (Hylafax > or whatever). I'm looking for advice and/or help. I've never managed > an Opensource project before but think I might be "ready" for it. > > Things I'm looking for now: > ---------------------------- > > 1 - Documentation on the .AWD/.FAX file formats (I understand that > this is available in the Jan '96 issue of MSDN Level 2 which I do not > have access to.) > > 2 - Any tools for interpreting what is going on in a packet trace as > far as the SMB packets are concerned. > > 3 - Any previously done research into this topic! > > ---------------------------- > > If you have any of the above or know someone who does you would make me one > very happy puppy if you would contact me. :-)Michael, This first thing i would do is explore using the 'print command' smb.conf option for sending faxes. I have seen some people do very clever things with this. For example, one person I know setup a "printer" share where people would print a file as Postscript and the "print command" would us eps2pdf to convert it to PDF and send the user a mail when it was done and where to pick it up. Cheers, jerry ---------------------------------------------------------------------- /\ Gerald (Jerry) Carter Professional Services \/ http://www.valinux.com/ VA Linux Systems gcarter@valinux.com http://www.samba.org/ SAMBA Team jerry@samba.org http://www.plainjoe.org/ jerry@plainjoe.org "...a hundred billion castaways looking for a home." - Sting "Message in a Bottle" ( 1979 )
I can only help you with a good sniffer. I have used Ethereal (I've only used it under Linux) for a while, and it is great! It not only captures packet header info, but data as well. You can find it at http://www.ethereal.com/. Thanks, Thomas Cameron, MCSE, MCT, CNE, RHCE IS Engineering Manager Dell Financial Services (512) 725-0339 Office (512) 415-7070 Cell (512) 907-2765 Pager> -----Original Message----- > From: Michael St. Laurent [mailto:mikes@hartwellcorp.com] > Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 2:14 PM > To: Samba Discussion List (E-mail); Samba Technical Discussion List > (E-mail) > Subject: New (old) project for MS Fax Inregration > > > I would like to start work on a project to create the > components needed for > allowing Microsoft At Work Fax clients to send faxes through > a Unix server > running Samba and a Fax Server package (Hylafax or whatever). > I'm looking > for advice and/or help. I've never managed an Opensource > project before but > think I might be "ready" for it. > > Things I'm looking for now: > ---------------------------- > > 1 - Documentation on the .AWD/.FAX file formats (I understand > that this is > available in the Jan '96 issue of MSDN Level 2 which I do not > have access > to.) > > 2 - Any tools for interpreting what is going on in a packet > trace as far as > the SMB packets are concerned. > > 3 - Any previously done research into this topic! > > ---------------------------- > > If you have any of the above or know someone who does you > would make me one > very happy puppy if you would contact me. :-) > > Thanks > > > -------------------- > Michael St. Laurent > Hartwell Corporation > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba >