I may have to take a look at those. My RightFax installation is still on NT4.
On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 09:01, Bill Songstad (WCUL) <[email protected]> wrote: > Just Windows Server 2003, and Exchange 2003. > > I couldn't afford any of the commercial versions of fax software and I knew > that W2K3 server has a fax service included. I just configured the fax > service to deliver the faxes as emails. The hardest part was getting windows > to recognize the fax card properly. Brooktrout supplies no drivers and W2K3 > includes some but they are not available until the fax service is installed. > > The first card went in fine and was detected properly, but a year later when > I installed the second card, I had to pull cards out and switch things about > a bunch to get it to properly detect. Maybe it was the newer card, the > location on the board, or the upgrade to R2 in the interim. I don't know, > but I got them both working and delivering faxes without the expensive third > party solutions. > > It took me some time to get it working, but the nuts and bolts of it is: > install the fax service, install the board(s) and once you get them properly > detected as fax boards you configure the fax service using the fax service > manager and the fax console. You can configure the faxes to be delivered to > file locations, shares or email. I send to email and keep a copy to in a > central location as well. > > Here's a couple of articles that might tell it better than me: > > http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10878_11-5148992.html > http://mcpmag.com/reviews/products/print.asp?editorialsid=460 > > Bill > � > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 6:10 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Ifax anyone? > > 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 >> Confidentiality Notice�� This e-mail message, including attachments, is for >> the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and >> privileged information.�� Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or >> distribution is prohibited.�� If you are not the intended recipient, please >> contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original >> message. >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> � ~ >> >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>�� ~ >> >> > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
