Книга: Fax Software: Efax, Winfax, Hylafax, Fax Server, Production Fax, Fenestrae B.v., Visendo Fax Server, Relayfax, Esker Fax, Aloaha Fax Suite

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Efax, Winfax, Hylafax, Fax Server, Production Fax, Fenestrae B.v., Visendo Fax Server, Relayfax, Esker Fax, Aloaha Fax Suite, Efax, Gofaxer, 3d Fax, 4-Sight Fax, Fax2send, Messageplus/open, U-Fax, Zetafax, Asterfax. Excerpt: 3D Fax was an early Windows program from InfoImaging Technologies. It allowed binary files to be transmitted via fax . Basically, the software encoded the file into a printed image that was sent to the recipient's fax machine. The image was scanned into the receiving computer and 3D Fax decoded it back to its original binary form. Its functionality was limited. Although being able to send a binary file via fax is a novel idea, it has three main problems: The advent of an almost ubiquitous Internet , along with email , made the limited usefulness of this software obsolete. A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at 4-Sight Fax is a fax server program for Apple Macintosh computer systems, produced by Soft Solutions Inc., USA. Now on its 7th version, the server can handle an unlimited number of users, and may be accessed by a variety of means, including a virtual printer and supplied client software . It can run on Mac OS X and Mac OS 9 systems. The supplied client software allows the server to be configured on a per-user basis, with settings for junk handling, archiving, and receipt confirmation, among other features. It is available in versions for Mac OS X, Mac OS 9, and Windows . See also (online edition) Footnotes (URLs online) Websites (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Aloaha FAX Suite is a Windows-based software product designed to let computers equipped with fax modem , ISDN Cards or T.38 stack to communicate directly to stand-alone fax machines, or other similarly-equipped computers. Another strong feature of this fax server s...