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From: gardner@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: Re: FAX over TCP/ip
Message-ID: <13000004@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
Date: 10 Nov 89 10:32:08 GMT
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Nf-From: ux1.cso.uiuc.edu!gardner    Nov  9 20:49:00 1989


Here at the University of Illinois, Computer Services Office, I am working
on an email to fax(and eventually the other way) program.  I have a
Zenith '386 with an Intel CCP fax board.  It also has PC-nfs and Lifeline.
Lifeline allows me to retrieve mail with a "pop2" command and send it
with a "smtp".  A C program(under construction) will retrieve mail from
a fax signon, strip related (user-supplied) headers and send the fax.
Oh, yea and do appropriate accounting.  Users can receive reply mail
when the fax is sent off.  For retrieving, I have a commercial package
which can convert Intel's PCX format to postscript, gif, tiff and a dozen
more.  I have hopes for a process something like this:

	Fax is recieved.

	Operator pulls up cover page on screen(Intel has an integrated
	viewing program which lets you slide up and down the pages.

	Operator sends email to person(s) listed on fax(using our
	campus electronic phone book) or simply calls them up.  The
	fax is stored under this name for later retrieval.  

	Recipient informs operator how he wants to receive fax - options:

		Print out and drop in campus mail( we are engaged in a
		program to provide Email address for all students and 
		academic staff)

		Print out on CSO printer and recipient picks up.

		Send to campus printer nearest recipient.  (We have a
		developing Network Print Service).

		Transcribe the document and send email, with paper copy
		of fax to follow in email.(most people say yeeccchhh on this
		one).

		make file available for direct retrieval by recipient -
		in his format, postscript, gif, tiff etc.  via FTP, 
		email/uuencode etc.

	Dreams - OCR to read recipient address and or document - however
	from the faxen I've seen, this is a long way off.
mgg
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