If that's all you need, and if you can do open source, there are
several packages available for *nix that are well-regarded.

On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 06:26, Tom Miller <[email protected]> wrote:
> I do have a Brooktrout card I'm not using.  A while back I started to
> implement Biscom fax to e-mail but there was little demand and not cost
> effective.  So I do have a card that I could use if I could find a basic
> solution that just used SMTP mail to forward faxes.
>
>>>> Kurt Buff <[email protected]> 3/11/2009 9:10 PM >>>
> Bill, that's very interesting.
>
> What software are you using for fax handling?
>
> On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 15:40, Bill Songstad (WCUL)
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Depending on the number of recipients you need, you can get a fax card and
>> plug it into a server that will deliver faxes to an email address.
>> Additionally, the fax can be shared as a print device that the everyone can
>> send to.  So in our office, I have two 2-port brooktrout cards ~$500 each
>> attached to my w2k3 server running exchange.  Three lines are delivered to
>> specific users for private faxes and the fourth line is directed to a public
>> folder.  Now I could have my phone system direct the faxes in a hunt group
>> to have all four lines on one number or assign a number to each mailbox.
>> Depending on how many faxes you define as a high volume, something like that
>> could work if you had few individual recipients.
>>
>> I went that way over the service for cost savings.  $1000 and I was done
>> forever. Granted our fax line is not ringing non-stop, but if it did, the
>> brooktrout cards should handle it.
>>
>> Bill
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Tom Miller [mailto:[email protected]]
>> Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 3:17 PM
>> To: NT System Admin Issues
>> Subject: Ifax anyone?
>>
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> One of our offices is moving.  Part of that move is the considerations is
>> using some sort of service that can receive faxes for that program, be
>> access securely, and hopefully send some sort of notification that a new fax
>> has arrived.  A hosted service or in house system - either would work.  This
>> program also receives a very high volume of faxes.
>>
>> Suggestions?
>>
>> Tom
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