This page is for sites who wish to set up a fax server, and join our project as a cell on The Phone Company's fax server network.
An "Experiment in Remote Printing" began in July of 1993. It was the inspired creation of Carl Malamud of the Internet Multicasting Service and Marshall Rose, of Dover Beach Consulting. The experiment allows anyone, through the creative use of e-mail, to send a fax which travels almost all of it's distance through the Internet, making only the final "local" hop from computer to FAX machine courtesy of a "Remote Printer" . . . a cell which has been specifically configured to provide coverage for that region, or local calling area. The experiment relies, for its success, on the generosity of individuals to a large degree, and perhaps this is why coverage was still very sketchy as of March, 1995. Setting up a cell will not be difficult for the UNIX-aware, and we now have servers for both MacOS and Windows NT/95/3.x in beta-testing (volunteers welcomed), but it requires someone to actually do it in each locality. If you know someone who might be interested in setting up a cell, by all means tell them to have a look at this web site, or drop them a copy of the FAQ. We need you!
Do you know someone who has resources to set up a fax server on the Internet? Perhaps it is your employer, your ISP or your school. If so, take a look at our Sales Pitch page for some tips on why they should join TPC and what benefits they will receive by being a member.
Great! Welcome aboard. You now need our instructions that will guide you through setting up a fax server step by step. Also provided are special instructions for various operating systems.
The TPC.INT project supports several different fax server software packages. The following are a list of the ones we generally recommend. Read our instructions for joining the project if you want more details on how to setup and configure a fax server. The following links point to the home pages for each fax server package.