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king@rtsg.mot.com (Steven King, Software Archaeologist) writes:

> Does anyone know of good FAX modem software for the IBM PC?  I'm trying
> to set up a sort of Faxmail service on my bulletin board, so the primary
> requirement is that it can run in unattended batch mode.  The long list
> of requirments is:
> 
>         o  Does *NOT* require Windows to run.
>         o  Can be called from another program to receive faxes.
>            My BBS software can route incoming fax connections to
>            an external program.
>         o  Can be called from another program to transmit faxes.
>            I also envision users being able to call the software as
>            a "door" type program to send ASCII or graphics files.
>            As long as the fax software supports batch mode operation
>            I can write a front-end to handle the user interface.
>         o  Can place incoming faxes in directories according to the
>            originator's ID string, or can pass the ID string back to
>            the calling program as a return code or via a log file.
> 
> Naturally, PD or Shareware software is preferred but I'm also willing
> to look at commercial programs.  I'll summarize all email responses.
> 
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> There has never been an unexpectedly short debugging   |      Steven King
> period in the history of computers.                    |   Motorola Cellular
>                              (Steven Levy, "Hackers")  |   king@rtsg.mot.com

DOSFAX runs really nice commercial though!!

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