SOLVED Fax attachment and LibreOffice

[aitp/nadmin]

Hi there Fusion community!

I noticed that in the fax server new fax page there is a note which states that doc and other MS type formats require libreoffice... Does this mean that I can simply install libreoffice on the PBX machine and I will be able to use those formats? Or am I missing anything critical? Thanks in advance for the guidance!

Respectfully,

aitp/nadmin

 

[bbardon]

Yes.

apt install libreoffice-writer libreoffice-calc

and the other formats will begin working.

Does anyone know if the default setting allowed_extension has any effect? I did not add any of the word processing or spreadsheet extensions there, but they all preview OK in the Fax Portal.

 

[Metcom]

installed libreoffice can fax new formats using new but not email to fax

 

[aitp/nadmin]

@bbardon ,
Thank you for this. My inquiry is resolved.
@Metcom,
I do wonder what the difference is too... It usually isnt too long before one of the staples like DAZ or Mike show up to clarify things...

 

[kt351b]

installed libreoffice can fax new formats using new but not email to fax

Hello, Metcom. I posted a thread with a question about email to fax.
I installed: "libreoffice libreoffice-base libreoffice-common libreoffice-java-common", and added at Default Settings --> Fax --> allowed_extension .txt, .doc --> Reload. And now I can send a fax with .txt or .doc documents via the "New" at the web-page, but when I sent fax via email-to-fax, I got an error like "file is not found". My Email to fax works with .pdf and .tiff attachments, so this is a problem with file conversions.
Now I found your answer where you told that "can fax new formats using new but not email to fax". Can you please share your experience with email-to-fax and not .pdf/tiff attachments. Did you solve this problem?
My thread about email-to-fax and libreoffice: https://www.pbxforums.com/threads/email-to-fax-txt-doc-file-extensions.4947/

 

[Metcom]

Hi
Still unable to send email to fax
Ive been following your thread