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HylaFAX Community Edition
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| HylaFAX Community Edition | Free complete source form · no price stated | Free |
As hylafax.org lists them, read 30 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Facts from HylaFAX Community Edition's own pages
- Access controls
- An access control mechanism can restrict which users and machines access a server and which classes of phone numbers it can call. · hylafax.org, 30 Sept 2026
- API
- The maker lists client protocol APIs and implementations for Perl, Java, Windows Fax Service, and .NET. · hylafax.org, 30 Sept 2026
- Architecture
- It uses a client-server design, allowing clients on networked machines to submit jobs to a server hosting fax modems. · hylafax.org, 30 Sept 2026
- Deployment
- HylaFAX is described as a telecommunication system for UNIX systems; binary package links include Linux distributions and BSD ports. · hylafax.org, 30 Sept 2026
- Documents and cover pages
- Outgoing documents can be converted to PostScript or TIFF/F, and users can generate and customize cover pages. · hylafax.org, 30 Sept 2026
- Fax functions
- It supports sending, receiving, and polled retrieval of faxes, as well as shared modem use and alphanumeric paging. · hylafax.org, 30 Sept 2026
- Feature limits
- The maker's comparison lists FoIP/T.38, virtualization, clustering, an included web interface, and built-in email-to-fax support as Enterprise features rather than Community Edition features. · hylafax.org, 30 Sept 2026
- Integration
- The maker lists connectors for SAP, Asterisk, H.323-compatible gateways, and Qmail. · hylafax.org, 30 Sept 2026
- Intended use
- The maker recommends HylaFAX for users expecting to send more than a few faxes per day. · hylafax.org, 30 Sept 2026
- Modems and throughput
- It supports Class 1, Class 2, and Class 2.0 fax modems, multiple modems, and scheduling for high throughput. · hylafax.org, 30 Sept 2026
- Monitoring and delivery
- Incoming faxes can be stored as TIFF/F and automatically mailed or printed, and faxstat monitors queues and server state. · hylafax.org, 30 Sept 2026
- Purpose
- HylaFAX is an enterprise-class system for sending and receiving faxes and sending alphanumeric pages. · hylafax.org, 30 Sept 2026
- Requirements
- Useful operation requires a PostScript-to-fax imaging utility unless only pre-imaged faxes are transmitted. · hylafax.org, 30 Sept 2026
- Security advisory
- The download page notes a security advisory addressing CVE-2018-17141 and vulnerabilities in JPEG-supporting code. · hylafax.org, 30 Sept 2026
- Support
- Community support is available through a public mailing list, and the site also lists commercial support from iFAX Solutions. · hylafax.org, 30 Sept 2026
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