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You should use the fax printer using the -P option and the -J option with the fax number. use one of the following lpr commands: lpr -Pfax -J [file-names] any command | lpr -Pfax -J 2.4. Where do I specify the target Fax number ? After the -J option. 2.5. How do I use it from other Unixes on the net ? Add the following entry into the /etc/printcap file and the client Linux systems, create the spool directory, and so on ... fax:\ :sd=/var/spool/fax:\ :mx#0:\ :sh:\ :rm=host.domain:\ :rp=fax: add the name of the client hosts into the /etc/hosts.lpd on the fax server machine. use it as before.
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