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From: drew@objy.com (Drew Wade)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: FAX Modems
Message-ID: <1990Sep6.045955.7971@objy.com>
Date: 6 Sep 90 04:59:55 GMT
References: <1990Aug30.080649.3959@clark.edu>
Organization: Objectivity Inc.
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In article <1990Aug30.080649.3959@clark.edu> gsnow@pro-freedom.cts.com (Gary Snow) writes:
>Can anyone recommend a GOOD FAX modem (2400baud Modem/9600baud FAX), and
>REALLY GOOD FAX modem software......I have heard that the InterFAX FAX modem
>and the BackFAX software are pretty good......which out of them all is the
>best to get?
>

There's a recent (last couple months?) article comparing fax modems in
either macuser or macworld.  We just installed Orchid's faxmodem with
the faxgate plus software from solutions.  It allows any user on the net
to send faxes just like s/he sends email with quickmail (works with ms mail
,too, they say).  Also, users can send application documents with print command
like in backfax, except backfax is limited to one user, and faxgate plus
(with their "mailsaver" feature) allows you to address it like any quickmail
mail.  Seems very nice.

Only complaint so far (after a couple week's use) is that it cannot be used
for both faxmodem and quickmail's dial-in-to-get-you-mail modem.  Maybe that's
much to ask, though they say they will do it in future.  For now, you must
install regular modem on quickmail server (if you want to allow dial-in
access to mail) and install faxmodem and faxgate software on a different
mac, using some cycles and memory on that machine and another phone line.

-Drew Wade
drew@objy.com
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