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- Subject: RE: PMDF-FAX question
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- From: "Daniel C. Newman" <dan@sigurd.innosoft.com>
- Date: 26 Jan 1993 11:56:53 -0700 (PDT)
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- > We are considering various FAX solutions for the campus e-mail network. The
- > problem that we have with most of them is handling inbound FAXs. Several
- > PC FAX vendors support the use of Direct Inward Dialing (DID), usually via an
- > EXACOM DID module. The DID module passes to the FAX server the "actual" phone
- > number that was dialed. The server then uses this to route the FAX to the
- > correct e-mail user. This solution is fine except that it does not address all
- > possible e-mail systems on campus and the cost for some of the PC software is
- > very high.
- >
- > Is there any way to currently use a DID type line with PMDF-FAX, or are there
- > plans for such. We like the way PMDF-FAX works but dont want to have to someone
- > there to manually route the incoming FAXs.
-
- To the best of my knowledge there is still only one DID capable, external FAX
- modem. That is the FaxBox line from DCE corporation. These modems are,
- however, pricy (e.g., a FaxBox/30 costs ~ $2,500 and that's without the DID
- module).
-
- PMDF-FAX does support the DCE FaxBox line and 4.2 supports the DID routing
- capabilities of the FaxBox.
-
- DCE is in Stamford, Connecticut. There phone number is (203) 358-3940.
-
- Dan
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