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In message <40e98v$qp2@tribune.usask.ca> - Scott Michael Davis <smd125> writes:

(I've cross-posted this reply to comp.dcom.modems.)

> I am looking for an answering machine type of program that can ID incoming
> calls as fax or voice for my modem, and was wondering if anyone knew of one.
> Please send comments direct to me at the aforementioned address.

I use a ZyXEL U-1496E external v.32bis (14,400 bps, with 16,800 proprietary 
mode) under OS/2.  This modem comes with DOS software called ZFax which, with 
a bit of fiddling, works quite well under OS/2 3.0.  (One "fiddle" that helps 
a lot is to use the shareware SIO drivers rather than the default OS/2 COM 
drivers.)  ZFax isn't very flashy, and its user interface leaves A LOT to be 
desired, but it gets the job done for those occasions when I want to receive 
a fax.  It auto-detects voice or fax, but not modem (modem operation can be 
initiated by a touch tone [e.g., dialling some number at some point in the 
greeting message]).  For fax sending, I use the version of FaxWorks that 
comes with OS/2.  There's also an OS/2 native program called AM4PM that 
supposedly works with ZyXEL modems, but I've never gotten it to work, and I 
don't recall offhand if it's got any feature to direct fax calls to another 
program (I know that it doesn't handle them natively).  For me, ZFax, 
although a DOS program, is a far better solution.

Be aware that different modems use different non-standards for voice 
operation, so software for one modem will often not work for another.  If 
you've already got a modem with voice capability, you'll need to post the 
brand and model to get information on software for it.  AFAIK, there's no 
native OS/2 software aside from AM4PM for handling voice calls.  I vaguely 
recall hearing that the Windows software shipped with IBM's Multimedia Modem 
will work under Win-OS/2, but I'm not at all positive of that.

					--Rod Smith
					  RSMITH@PSYCH.COLORADO.EDU