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From: jim@piggy.ucsb.edu (Jim Lick)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.fax
Subject: PC Fax Command sets
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Date: 30 Dec 90 00:55:38 GMT
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OK, so I bought a fax board.  It's been fun and useful.  However, it is
rather limited.  I'm stuck with using the FaxIt software that came with the
board (Smart One Fax 9624).  It's not bad software, but I don't really
like it.  Is there some sort of standard way of sending faxes of PC boards?
If so, please somebody post it!  Or at least a standard way which boards
using FaxIt software talk?  

The reason I ask is that I am moving to a 386 with some sort of Unix over
the next month.  I don't really want to have to keep an additional DOS
machine around which needs to be on all the time to receive faxes.  I also
don't want to attempt running FaxIt under VP/ix or some other DOS emulator.
Ideally I'd like a program which I could pass a phone number, g3 format file
and various options to control fine mode, number of attempts to make, etc.
Then some spooler would take care of sending the things out and catching
incoming faxes as well.  

The bottom line is that I already have all the info of how to make a g3
format file, and how to do a spooler, etc.  The only piece I'm missing is
the way to actually get the fax out to the fax board, and receive incoming
faxes.  

Thanks for any and all assistance.

                            Jim Lick		       
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