Re: Don't understand the Fax

Do you have a FAX modem connected to the phone line? FAXing has nothing to
do with the Internet.


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Don
Vancouver, USA


"Pete" <pete@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi everyone,

Please excuse my ignorance but I have been through all the help in the fax
console and it is a bit too confusing to me. I don't want to do anything
complicated (just want to be able to send and receive a fax). I tried to
have someone send me a fax today and I kept getting error messages
(probable because I hit receive fax now and my device is set to auto). I
also unblocked the firewall and that did not help (should you leave the
firewall on - it says disabling it could be risky for receiving messages
over the "Internet or network". Aren't all faxes sent over some kind of
network - again excuse my ignorance.

Besides the firewall question could someone please put in plain English
what the differences in the three types of received faxes are and which
one do I want (I have pasted them below). I only have one phone line and
I assume the fax console has to be activated for any faxing to take place
(either sending or receiving) including the automatic feature for
receiving.

Here are the three types -

Receiving faxes
Incoming fax calls to a local fax device can be answered in a number of
ways:

a.. Automatic answering. You can specify that a ringing line for an
incoming fax call should be answered automatically by your computer. You
can also indicate how many times the fax line should ring before the
computer automatically answers an incoming fax call. The value can be
between 1 and 99. This option is useful if you have a line dedicated to
fax calls.
b.. Manual answering. You can specify that a ringing line for an incoming
fax call should be answered manually. You will be informed of an incoming
fax call in accordance with your notification settings, and you can choose
to answer the call. For more information, see About monitoring and
notifying. This option is useful if you have a fax device sharing a voice
line.
c.. Receive a fax now. You can use this option if you need to answer an
incoming fax call when the line is not ringing. For instructions, see
Receive a fax now.
Please explain the differences. For instance what does use the receive
fax now when "you need to answer an incoming call when the line is not
ringing" mean. And why is the manual option useful if you have a fax
device sharing a voice line (which I do). And why can't I just leave it
on auto if I am planning on receiving a fax and just let it go. I just
don't understand it all. I understand I will lose any real phone calls if
the fax console is activated and the device picks up on the second ring -
but it appears that my verizon voice mail would at least kick in and let
the person leave a message (I tested it by calling my land line from my
cell phone when the fax console was activated). Please do the best you
can in shedding some light on this.

Thanks...Pete



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