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7. XFAX in a Windows environment
If you havea network with PC machines which run Windows and a UNIX
machine whichruns XFAX, these worlds can be combined and XFAX used
directfrom the Windows environment.

7.1 The XFAX Windows client (printer driver)

The XFAXWindows client is actually a Windows printer driver.It works with
Windows95/98/NT4/2000. However it requires Winsock 2 which, for Windows
95, needsto be downloadedfrom Microsoft and installed.
Using the Windowsclient it is possible to:
!Send a faxfrom any Windows application you cant print from.
!Create coversheets.
!Use XFAXphone books, stored on the XFAX server.

7.1.1 Installation

!Download the XFAXWindows client, xfax402.exe.
!Execute theself-installing file.
!Fill out the hostand port configuration to match the fax server configuration.
!Done.
Now there is a printeravailable known as XFAX on XFAX:.

7.1.2 Using the client

If youwant to send a document from Microsoft Word, for example you open the
documentin Word and choose Print. In the print dialog choosethe XFAX printer.
When you clickOK the XFAXclient will connect to the server and open the
XFAXSend Fax dialog.

7.2 Using the address book in XFAX

When using theXFAX Windows client you also have the possibility touse an
addressbook to simplify your facsimile transmissions.
There aresome ways using the address book in XFAX:
1) Create a txt-filewhich has the following content:
"0855576861","Infoflex Connect","Fredrik Nilsson"
"faxnr","Company","recipient"
"faxnr","Company","recipient"
andsoon..
Youcan then import this file in the XFAX-dialog.
!2) Put a file in the /etc/xfax/faxdiron the server side. The file has to have the
following content: