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Hi everyone,
Does anyone know if there is a possibility of having multiple modems with winfax? I am new to this and am wondering if there is some way to set up a modem pool. So far I haven’t seen anything in the help or on the symantec site.
cheers,
Eric
The max is two modems per PC with WinFax. WinFax for Networks supports 4 I believe, but that is long discontinued. You can also try http://www.faxback.com which sells Net Satisfaxion software, which hooks into WinFax
very lame.. our client needs at least a pool of 4 modems. So is this faxback solution the cheapest and easiest to use? I’m writing an application that will plug into a faxing solution. Can you tell me how many ports this supports?
Is this the best solution for the price? Are there any alternatives? Has any one heard of VSI fax?
thanks,
Eric
you can have multiple hosts, but each client must choose a host to connect to. An example — you could have 5 hosts with 2 modems each, a total of 10 modems. 10 clients would then connect to one of the 5 possible hosts, and only have access to 2 available modems.
lame… well I think that I’ll be looking into that faxback sollution. Has anyone had an experience with this product? Is it worth the money? Comments/Suggestions? I would like to keep WinFax as the COM interface to my program, as it will provide a cheap solution for clients that want fax support. For clients that want a beefy server, they shall upgrade to this faxback server.. thoughts?
Eric
you can still use WinFax as a front end to the Faxback solution. The server software they provide handles the multiple modems etc. WinFax simply connects to it!
So you can still use all your SDK hooks on the client side. I am sure FaxBack has its own API as well if you needed to write something on the server side.
😀can you guys tell me if FaxBack is comparible to RightFax? How do the two compare? RightFax apparently only supports fax boards like GammaBoard and DigiBoard, does FaxBack support these hardware devices?
thx
sorry forgot one thing. How do the two compare cost wise? Are there any major problems with the two that any of you know about?
thx
FaxBack is simply Intel’s old NetSatisfaxtion software..I remember the old DOS server software was quite stable, but I don’t know how it is now. RightFax has some good reviews, but it is expensive..a modular app, which you purchase which modules you require.
FaxBack have 30 day trial version for download, so you can actually try it out. It is available at http://www.download.com or from http://www.faxback.com
Not sure about RightFax, they probably have a demo / trial version available as well.Edited By Moderator on May 06 2002 at 22:54
Another option to consider is to avoid the use of modems entirely and go with an Internet Fax solution. Concord Technologies’ (http://www.concordfax.com) Internet Fax service is built into WinFax PRO v. 9/10 and would enable you to directly link your application via WinFax PRO to Concord’s Internet Fax platform.
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