Re: Don't understand the Fax

Pete,

I went through the Windows FAX application and it was a depressing
experience. I found and installed Mighty FAX, a great easy to install and
very reliable FAX program that sells for $20.

http://www.rkssoftware.com/mightyfax/overview.html

It's worth it.


--
Don
Vancouver, USA


"Pete" <pete@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Pete wrote:
Don Schmidt wrote:
Do you have a FAX modem connected to the phone line? FAXing has
nothing to do with the Internet.

Yes Don, I have an agere pci soft modem in my xp computer and it is
currently set to "yes" for send, and the receive is set to "auto",
under the device tab. Could you please address the three types of
fax receiving that I asked about (and also the firewall question).
Thanks...Pete

Don...Additional info on the firewall. When you first activate the fax
console it puts up a message that the windows firewall may interfere with
certain features of the fax, and if you disable it, it mentions their may
be risks associated with the "internet" and "network". I was referring to
the term "network", ie isn't the fax being sent over some kind of
"network". If not why does MS put up the warning about the firewall
possibly interfering with the fax software...Pete





"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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