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^t-=> T E R M I N A T E F A X M A N A G E R <=-^n ^hIntroduction to the faxmanager^n The fax support in Terminate is one of the easiest and at the same time one of the most flexible and powerful fax-programs available. Most programs only allow you to send and receive and perhaps make a few cover pages. Terminate includes many more advanced features than these basic commands. It includes very advanced setup of almost everything, encryption of incoming faxes, incoming control, printing, scheduling and everything else you will need. On top of all this you can control the entire fax part from the command line, making Terminate a very useful tool. ^hThe fax manager menu^n ^m╒══════════╡^t Fax manager ^m╞╕ │ ^bR^neceive faxes ^m│ │ ^nForce rece^bi^nve ^m│ │ ^nPollin^bg^n fax ^m│ │^r Send fax ^m│ │ ^bM^nulti fax ^m│ │ ^nSc^bh^nedule fax ^m│ │ ^bC^nonvert ^m│ │ ^bV^niew faxes ^m│ │ ^bP^nrint files ^m│ │ ^bF^nile manager ^m│ │ ^nFa^bx^n phonebook ^m│ │ ^nView ^bl^nogfile ^m│ │ ^bE^nncryption menu ^m│ │ ^nFax c^bo^nnfiguration ^m│ ╘═════════════════════════╛^n ^hReceive faxes^n ^m╒═════════════╤═════════════════════════════════════╤════╡^t Fax receive ^m╞╕ │ ^nDevice ^m│ ^hAsync Modem COM2 │ ^m│ │ ^nChip ^m│ ^hZyXEL │ ^m│ │ ^nClass ^m│ ^hClass 2 │ ^m│ │ ^nModel ^m│ ^hU1496S V 6.10 P │ ^m│ │ ^nRevision ^m│ ^hU1496S V 6.10 P │ ^m│ │ ^nStation ID ^m│ ^hTERMINATE │ ^m│ ├─────────────┴────┬─────────────────────┬──────────┴──────┬────────────┤ │ ^nConnection speed ^m│ ^h14400 ^m│ ^nPage ^m│ ^h1 ^m│ │ ^nRemote ID ^m│ ^hTERMINATE ^m│ ^nBytes received ^m│ ^h17055 ^m│ │ ^nError correction ^m│ ^hOff ^m│ ^nCPS rate ^m│ ^h1895 ^m│ │ ^nHigh resolution ^m│ ^hOff ^m│ ^nOnline ^m│ ^h00.09 ^m│ │ ^nFaxes received ^m│ ^m│ │ │ │ ^nFile name ^m│ ^h03120001.APF ^m│ │ │ ├──────────┬───────┴─────────────────────┴─────┬───────────┴────────────┤ │ ^nFax path ^m│ ^hFAX\IN\ ^m│ ^nTo print ^h1 ^m│ │ ^nPrinter ^m│ ^hPRN ^m│ ^nPrinting ^h(Paused) ^m│ │ ^nLog ^m│ ^hStartReceive FAX\IN\03120001.APF ^m│ ^nPage of ^m│ ├──────────┼───────────────────────────────────┴────────────────────────┤ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ^bT^noggle printing ^m│ ├──────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ ^nStatus ^m│ ^hGetting page data ^m│ ╘══════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛^n This is an example of how it could look when you receive a fax. The receive mode is pretty automatic and you can only press ESC to exit or ^bT^n to toggle printing. ^hForce receive^n Pick up phone at once and start answering the fax NOW! ^hPolling fax^n ^hSend fax^n ^m╒══════╡^t Send fax menu ^m╞╕ │^r Quick note ^m│ │ ^nFile selector ^m│ ╘═══════════════════════╛^n ^hQuick note^n Send a small note fast. You will be asked if you want to delete the old note first (QUICK.TXT). If you answer no the note from last time will be used and you can continue where you left off last time. ^hFile selector^n Use the file selector to send any file you like. You can also edit the file from here. You can use select between PCX,DCX,TIFF,APF and normal text files. They will automatically be converted to fax format before sending. ^hPick phone entry^n After you have selected quick note or file selector, you will be presented with the quick phonelist selector below. ^m╒═╡^t TERMINAT.FON ^m╞════════════════════════╡^t Pick phone entry ^m╞╕ │ ^bEnter^n to select ^bE^ndit ^bA^ndd ^bM^nanual number ^m│ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ ^n# Name Number ^m│ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │^n 1 TurboPower, Terry Hughes 00 1 719 260 xxxx ^m│ │^r 2 DAN BBS fax number 4264xxxx ^m│ ╘═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛^n ^bA^n To quickly add a new number. ^bE^n To edit the entry. ^bM^n Manually enter TO/NUMBER (will remember last input). ^bENTER^n To select entry. ^hAccept fax info^n ^m╒═════════════════════════╤════════════════╡^t Send information ^m╞╕ │^r Send with cover page ^m│ │ │ ^nSend without cover page ^m│ │ │ ^nTo ^m│ ^hTurboPower, Terry Hughes ^m│ │ ^nNumber ^m│ ^h00 1 719 260 xxxx ^m│ │ ^nFrom ^m│ ^hBo Bendtsen ^m│ │ ^nCurrent cover page ^m│ ^hCOVER.TXT ^m│ ╘═════════════════════════╧════════════════════════════════════╛^n ^hSend with cover page^n / ^hSend without cover page^n Transmit the fax with or without cover page. The picture below is an example of how a fax transfer could look like. ^m╒═════════════╤═════════════════════════════════════╤═══════╡^t Fax send ^m╞╕ │ ^nDevice ^m│ ^hAsync Modem COM2 │ ^m│ │ ^nChip ^m│ ^hZyXEL │ ^m│ │ ^nClass ^m│ ^hClass 2 │ ^m│ │ ^nModel ^m│ ^hU1496S V 6.10 P │ ^m│ │ ^nRevision ^m│ ^hU1496S V 6.10 P │ ^m│ │ ^nStation ID ^m│ ^hTERMINATE │ ^m│ ├─────────────┴────┬─────────────────────┬──────────┴──────┬────────────┤ │ ^nConnection speed ^m│ ^h9600 ^m│ ^nPage ^m│^h 1 ^m│ │ ^nRemote ID ^m│ ^hDAN BBS ^m│ ^nBytes sent ^m│^h 6797 ^m│ │ ^nError correction ^m│ ^hOff ^m│ ^nCPS rate ^m│^h 1359 ^m│ │ ^nHigh resolution ^m│ ^hOff ^m│ ^nOnline ^m│^h 00.28 ^m│ │ ^nFaxes received ^m│ │ ^nProgress ^m│ ^h 80% ^m│ │ ^nFile name ^m│ ^hFAX\OUT\QUICK.APF ^m│ ^nCosts kr ^m│^h 0,21 ^m│ ├──────────┬───────┴─────────────────────┴─────┬───────────┴────────────┤ │ ^nFax path ^m│ ^hFAX\OUT\ ^m│ │ │ ^nPrinter ^m│ │ │ │ ^nLog ^m│ │ │ ├──────────┼───────────────────────────────────┴────────────────────────┤ │ ^nFrom ^m│ ^hJohn Smith ^m│ │ ^nTo ^m│ ^hBo Bendtsen 4362xxxx ^m│ │ ^nSubject ^m│ ^hHello there, how are you ^m│ ├──────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ ^nStatus ^m│ ^hSending page ^m│ ╘══════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛^n ^hTo^n To-name used in cover page. ^hNumber^n The number to dial ^hFrom^n From-name used in cover page, should normally be yours. ^hCurrent cover page^n Change current cover page. ^hMulti fax^n ^m╒════════════════════╤═════════════════════════╡^t Multi fax ^m╞╕ │^r Start multifax ^m│ │ │ ^nPhonelist ^m│ ^hMULTI.LST ^m│ │ ^nFile to fax ^m│ ^hMULTIFAX.TXT ^m│ │ ^nMulti cover page ^m│ ^hCOVER.TXT ^m│ │ ^nReset phonelist ^m│ │ │ ^nCost estimate ^m│ │ ╘════════════════════╧══════════════════════════════════════╛^n ^hStart multifax^n Start sending fax to all numbers in phonelist. ^hPhonelist^n List of numbers to send the fax to. Examples: You want to buy an apartment or a house! You write a specific list of what you want and what you demand. You look up 5-10 real-estate companies in the phone directory and write in the numbers in this list. You start the multifax and let it handle the rest. After that you should get some phonecalls from some of these companies that have some the things you need. This can be used for almost all purposes, not only houses. You work in a company which every morning sends out faxes to sub-divisions about price changes or news. With this function you could make it automatic. ^hFile to fax^n File to fax to all the numbers. ^hMulti cover page^n Cover page to use when sending multi-faxes. ^hReset phonelist^n Remove all control codes from phonelist and allow you to start all over. ^hCost estimate^n Calculate approximately how much it will cost to send all faxes. ^hSchedule fax^n Future feature, will soon be available. ^hConvert^n Convert a PCX,DCX,TIF or textfile to APF (fax-format) or convert an APF file to PCX/DCX. ^hView faxes^n View a fax or how any file will look after it was converted to a fax. This function will use the external fax-viewer. ^hPrint files^n Print a fax or any other file using the current printer. ^hFile manager^n Start up the file manager. ^hFax phonebook^n Edit the fax phonebook allowing you to check everything or import a phonelist etc. ^hView logfile^n View logfile with the external or internal viewer. ^hEncryption menu^n ^m╒════════════════════╤═══════════════════╡^t Encrypt menu ^m╞╕ │^r Password ^m│ │ │ ^nAuto encrypt ^m│ ^hOff ^m│ │ ^nEncrypt any file ^m│ │ │ ^nDecrypt any file ^m│ │ ╘════════════════════╧═══════════════════════════════════╛^n ^hPassword^n Password to use for auto encryption. ^hAuto encrypt^n Encrypt files at once after they are received. If autoprint is enabled the fax will be encrypted after it has been printed. ^hEncrypt any file^n Encrypt any file with your password. You can for example encrypt a secret file you need to send to a person and give him the password over the phone, so you are sure it cannot be read by anyone else. ^hDecrypt any file^n Decrypt any file with the current password. If you convert/send/print an encrypted file it will automatically be decrypted first. ^hFax configuration^n ^m╒════════════════════╤══════════════════════════╡^t Fax configuration ^m╞╕ │^r Auto config ^m│ │ │ ^nFax device ^m│ ^hDefault device ^m│ │ ^nClass ^m│ ^hDetect ^m│ │ ^nReceive class ^m│ ^hClass 2 ^m│ │ ^nFax BPS rate ^m│ ^h9600 ^m│ │ ^nInitstring ^m│ ^hATM1V1X4 ^m│ │ ^nDial prefix ^m│ ^hATDT ^m│ │ ^nError correction ^m│ ^hOff ^m│ │ ^nLocal ID ^m│ ^hTERMINATE ^m│ │ ^nFine resolution ^m│ ^hOff ^m│ │ ^nRing counter ^m│ ^h1 ^m│ │ ^nSend retries ^m│ ^h3 ^m│ │ ^nRetry delay ^m│ ^h60 ^m│ │ ^nPage width ^m│ ^h1728 ^m│ │ ^nPage header line ^m│ ^hPage $P of $N, Via Terminate: $D $T, ^m│ │ ^nPagesize & margins ^m│ ^nPage: ^h0 ^nTop margin: ^h0 ^nLeft margin: ^h60 ^m│ │ ^nIncoming control ^m│ ^hOff ^m│ │ ^nSlow init ^m│ ^hOn ^m│ │ ^bF^nilenames & paths ^m│ ^m│ │ ^nPrinter setup ^m│ ^m│ ╘════════════════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════╛^n ^hAuto config^n Terminate will test which class to use and set default values. The first time you enter the fax menu, this function will be started. ^hFax device^n Which device to use whenever a fax is transmitted or received. Remember that many fax modems will not function with higher baudrates than 19200. ^hClass^n Detect Will use highest class available in modem Class 1 Will force class 1 Class 2 Will force class 2 CAS Will force CAS ^hReceive class^n When you already got a carrier in the hostmode or pointsystem the faxmodem needs to know which class to use for receiving. ^hFax bps rate^n Remember that 12000 and 14400 sometimes can course 2400 fax connect if other end only supports 2400 ^hInitstring^n Normally you do not need to change this string. If you have a faxmodem that does not enable software flow control, you must look in your manual for information on doing this or choose the modem from the list here. ^hDial prefix^n Prefix to use for dialing when using command lines or multifax. If you send normal faxes using the phonebook, the prefix from the phonebook will be used. ^hError correction^n Some faxmodems have the ability of using error correction (ECM). Do not confuse this with MNP4-5 or v42bis. Terminate will detect if your faxmodem supports fax error correction and select this for you if available. Only turn it on if you are testing. It is most likely that it will not work for both receive and send if this toggle is turned on and your faxmodem does not support it. ^hLocal ID^n Which station ID to present to the other side. A number without spaces or hyphens (-) is the safest thing to use. If you are going to use a name instead. Use only A-Z and a-z. Do never use any international characters. ^hFine resolution^n Use FINE or NORMAL when converting/sending faxes. When using fine it will take twice the time to transmit the page, so only use that if you are sending something that needs to be of good quality or for example an application for a job. ^hRing counter^n Answer call on this ring number. ^hSend retries^n How many times to retry if call was busy. ^hRetry delay^n How many seconds to wait between each retry. ^hPage width^n The normal width of a fax is 1728 pixels. If you for some reason want to send a fax with a width of 2048 pixels you must be aware that some fax machines will either scale or cut off the part over 1728. ^hPage header line^n One each faxed page, this line will be the first. It will use the small font from the current fontfile and can be defined just as you like it. The default line is: 'Page $P of $N, Via Terminate: $D $T, Sender: $I' And would for example be changed to: 'Page 1 of 2, Via Terminate: 14-Mar-95 18:44, Sender: TERMINATE' The $ strings that can be used are: $D Todays date in DD-MMM-YY format always 9 characters. $T Current time in HH:MM format $P Current page number $N Total number of pages $I Station ID $V Terminate version number $F From-name $R To-name $S Subject ^hPagesize & margins^n Use the length 0 in page size to allow endless pages. top/left margins are in pixels/dots. 50 equal appr 1/4 inch (0.6 cm) ^hIncoming control^n Use INCOMING.CTL for controlling who are allowed to send faxes to you. Read the file for more information. ^hSlow init^n Some older modems must send the fax commands with 2400 baud. This is most used by 2400/9600-Fax. 2400 baud modems, which can send fax with 9600 baud. ^hFilenames & paths^n ^m╒════════════════════╤════════════════════╡^t Filenames & paths ^m╞╕ │^r Fax path ^m│ ^hFAX\ ^m│ │ ^nFax receive path ^m│ ^hFAX\IN\ ^m│ │ ^nFax transmit path ^m│ ^hFAX\OUT\ ^m│ │ ^nFont ^m│ ^hT-865.FNT ^m│ │ ^nHP LaserJet font ^m│ │ │ ^nCAS PCX Logo file ^m│ ^hLOGO.PCX ^m│ │ ^nCover page ^m│ ^hCOVER.TXT ^m│ │ ^nFax phonebook ^m│ ^hTERMINAT.FON ^m│ ╘════════════════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════╛^n ^hFax path^n Where to place all files and utilities used for fax. Many datafiles must be placed in this directory and cannot be moved. ^hFax receive path^n Where to receive incoming faxes. ^hFax transmit path^n Where to store outgoing faxes. ^hFont^n Which font to use when converting from text. T-437.FNT Codepage 473 : United states T-850.FNT Codepage 850 : Multilingual (Latin I) T-860.FNT Codepage 860 : Portuguese T-863.FNT Codepage 863 : Canadian-French T-865.FNT Codepage 865 : Nordic Terminate will autodetect which codepage you are using and select the correct font for you. If you have not setup your computer for the correct codepage, you should choose the correct font yourself. You can safely delete the fonts you are not using. If your codepage is different from the ones available, then 437 will be selected as default. With the T-FONTED.EXE you can even create a new font or edit the font. ^hHP LaserJet font^n Use an HP LaserJet font instead and the normal font. It must be a LaserJet font, it cannot be a DeskJet font. It must be bitmapped, not scaleable and the bitmap must not be compressed. Terminate scales each character in the font file to 20x16 if using NORMAL mode and 20x32 if using FINE. You should try using fonts that have a fontsize of 6-10 otherwise it might mess up after scaling. ^hCAS PCX Logo file^n ┌───────────────────┐ │ Header date/time │ ├───────────────────┤ │ │ │ PCX logo file │ │ │ ├───────────────────┤ │Routing information│ ├───────────────────┤ │ │ │ │ │ Text │ │ │ │ │ └───────────────────┘ ^hCover page^n Each fax can have a defined fax cover send as first page. The default COVER.TXT will show you have to simply use this. $D Todays date in DD-MMM-YY format always 9 characters. $T Current time in HH:MM format $I Station ID $V Terminate version number $F From-name $R To-name $S Subject ^hFax phonebook^n For your fax numbers you can have a seperate phonebook. If you only call a few BBS systems you can have all you phone numbers in the same book. ^hPrinter setup^n ^m╒════════════════════╤════════════════════════╡^t Printer setup ^m╞╕ │^r Printer ^m│ ^hHP Laser Jet III (300 dpi / PCL5) ^m│ │ ^nPrinter path ^m│ ^hPRN ^m│ │ ^nAuto print ^m│ ^hOff ^m│ │ ^nUse scaling ^m│ ^hOn ^m│ │ ^nSuppress blanks ^m│ ^hOff ^m│ │ ^nPrint header ^m│ ^hOn ^m│ ╘════════════════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════╛^n ^hPrinter^n Select which printer you want to use when printing faxes or other files. The following printers are directly supported: Epson FX (8 pins) Epson LQ (24 pins) HP Laser Jet II (150 dpi / PCL4) HP Laser Jet II (300 dpi / PCL4) HP Laser Jet III (150 dpi / PCL5) HP Laser Jet III (300 dpi / PCL5) ^hPrinter path^n You can specify the filename to use when printing or use PRN,LPT1,LPT2,LPT3 ^hAuto print^n Print out faxes at once after they are received. ^hUse scaling^n Scale down faxes to fit page when printing. ^hSuppress blanks^n Suppress blanks on HP LaserJet printers. ^hPrint header^n Print out a header with date/time etc. on top of each printed page. ^hFax command line switches^n ^hSend a fax^n ^h/FAX /SEND Filename Number-to-dial [To-user] [From-user]^n Filename is the full path to the file you want to fax. It can be an APF,PCX,DCX,TIFF format. If none of these extensions are used, Terminate will assume it is a DOS ASCII textfile. Number-to-dial cannot have any spaces. To-user and From-User must have the blanks replaced by underscores. You cannot use From-user without To-user. The From-user will default to your normal From-user. Examples: /FAX /SEND C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT 4264xxxx /FAX /SEND C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT 4264xxxx Bo_Bendtsen /FAX /SEND C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT 4264xxxx John_Smith Bo_Bendtsen Errorlevels (Look in SENDFAX.BAT for an example of how to use those). 6 Error 5 Busy 4 Data Call 3 Voice Call 2 User abort 1 TimeOut. 0 Ok ^hReceive faxes^n ^h/FAX /RECEIVE^n Start up the receive part. With this command you could use Terminate as a fax machine and print out incoming faxes on your laserprinter. ^hSend multifaxes^n ^h/FAX /MULTI filename file-with-numbers /RESET^n Start the multifax function. The filename is the file to fax, it can be a APF,PCX,DCX,TIF or a textfile. The file-with-numbers is a list of numbers to call. /RESET will delete control codes first. Examples: /FAX /MULTI MULTIFAX.TXT MULTI.LST /RESET /FAX /MULTI INFO1094.TXT MULTI.LST ^hConvert files^n ^h/CONVERT filename^n If the file is an APF fax file then it will get converted to a PCX file. Otherwise everything will be converted to APF. If the extension is not PCX,DCX,TIF then a textfile will be assumed. Examples: /CONVERT C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT (Will create C:\AUTOEXEC.APF) /CONVERT C:\AUTOEXEC.APF (Will create C:\AUTOEXEC.PCX) ^hPrint files^n ^h/PRINT filename^n When printing any file with this command, the file will first be converted to APF format and then sent to the printer. Do not use this command if you quickly want to print out a textfile. For this you should use: COPY textfile.ext PRN