dan wrote: >> yes, indeed. went there, got it (needed the generic for >> fc2) and all seems well (it's /dev/ttySHSF0). kermit >> dials out okay so the modem is there and works. thank you. >> however efax gives me an error: >> efax: 41:12 Error: wrong response after command: +FCLASS=1 jerry replied: > This appears to be a command not recognized by the modem. > efax may be assuming that this modem complies to some > command set. ok, but then what? i tried my ppp dialout script and that worked fine, but when i went back to poke around with kermit, (/root/) C-Kermit>set line modem produced: Sorry, write access to UUCP lockfile directory denied. whereas it had worked fine before. i didn't see anything helpful in /var/lock or /var/run. the ppp script must have generated a lock somewhere that isn't letting go. any idea where it might be? and is there anything similar to efax that i might try to use for sending out faxes? tia, dan j. daniel moylan 84 harvard ave #2 brookline, ma 02446-6202 617-232-2360 (tel) 810-454-1823 (fax) jdm@moylan.info www.moylan.info