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As differences among some program's actions can probably be somehow
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cryptic to a new user, I'll report an upstream's simple explanation:
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"""If you want to wait for a fax, use "Standby". If the line is already
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ringing, use "Answer call". If you have already answered the call by
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picking up a handset connected to the modem, use "Take over call".
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""" --efax-gtk's author, from efax-gtk-general mailing-list
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IMPORTANT: This program is intended to be used as a 'user'. Before running
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the program, please copy configuration file /etc/efax-gtkrc (global
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settings) into your fax-using user(s) $HOME as ".efax-gtkrc", and modify
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it according to your own device's features and your preferences. Almost all
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per-user settings can be later modified from within the program, too.
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For serial modems/faxes: you need to add your fax-using user(s) to the
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"dialout" group so that the serial device file (i.e. /dev/ttyS[0-9]) is
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accessible. For other modem/fax devices: make sure the relevant device
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files are accessible to your user(s) for reading/writing as well.
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To avoid too much crowd in users' $HOME directory, this package uses a
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custom working directory ("$HOME/.efax-gtk") to contain most of files and
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directories efax-gtk uses (e.g. fax sent/received, address book, other
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service files). In case of package's upgrade, in order to avoid malfunction
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problems or data loss, please verify if these files are in the right
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location, otherwise move them accordingly.
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A LOG file is really important, as the program does not save fax trasmission
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results otherwise at the moment. By default now, it will be created in working
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directory as "efax-gtk.log". If you want change it, modify your configuration
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file inserting the absolute path of the file you want as logfile (do not use
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environment variables, as they are not supported).
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Read README file in efax-gtk's /usr/doc directory for other operating
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instructions. See your modem/fax manual for potentially needed AT modem
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strings and commands.
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For fax trasmission's debugging purpose, you may have to insert special
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parameters in configuration file for efax backend (see "man efax").
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