From: Franklin on
VanguardLH wrote:

> JD wrote:
>
>> Hey Experts :-)
>>
>> I have a fax in my PC and use it often to send faxes.
>>
>> It can accept faxes too but only when I set it to do that. If it is
>> not set, it does not answer. When it is set to take them, no other
>> calls can get through.
>>
>> Is there any such thing as a little prog for the PC that can
>> recognize fax tones and answer the fax calls.
>>
>> TIA
>
> But to see if there are fax tones REQUIRES that the line be picked
> up and listened to. That means answering the call to check for the
> tones. Now what if there aren't any tones? Then switch to the phone
> line to ring the telephone....
>
> [trimmed]
>
> .... So you could get a fax switch. Or you could abandon the old
> hardware scheme (on your end) and use a free fax receiving service
> (eFax) and a free fax sending service (FaxZero and others). Or you
> could demand the other party accept the use of e-mail.

Vanguard, a collection of your posts might one day form the basis of an
useful web site!
From: Craig on
On 07/19/2010 01:08 AM, Franklin wrote:
> VanguardLH wrote:
> ...
>> .... So you could get a fax switch. Or you could abandon the old
>> hardware scheme (on your end) and use a free fax receiving service
>> (eFax) and a free fax sending service (FaxZero and others). Or you
>> could demand the other party accept the use of e-mail.
>
> Vanguard, a collection of your posts might one day form the basis of an
> useful web site!

Yuppers. If he or Mike Easter ever start something, I'd read 'em.

--
-Craig