Re: flexfax: Automatic routing of incoming fax

[RICK_@t-online.de (JRGEN ANZER)]

Rainer Krienke wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I�m interested in finding out if there is a way for automatic routing of
> incoming faxes. I know that this IS possible based on the TSI of the
> sender. The problem with this solution is, that you can deliver an
> incoming fax automatically only iff exactly one recipient gets a fax
> from this sender, simply because the routing is done on the senders
> adress which is the same for all recipients.
> 
> A better solution (if possible) would be to route incoming faxes based
> on the number the sender has dialed to reach the recipient. So you could
> give each person interested in reveiving faxes a uniqe faxnumber the
> sender has to dial in order to reach him. Of course all those numbers
> would be mapped to the same physical modems actually receiving the fax.
> This can usually be done by the telefone installation by assigning one
> physical phone (or modem) several numbers.
> 
> Now, if you receive a fax, and if you can get the number the sender has
> dialed, you can route this fax without problems since each recipient has
> his own number and the routing is not based on the senders adress.
> 
> The only problem is: Is it possible to get the number, the sender has
> dialed. Is this information perhaps stored somewhere in the faxfile or
> is it simply unavailable ?
> 

Interesting idea! But I�m afraid, that the dialed-number of a received
fax is *not* transmitted ... so it�s not available :(

best regards
juergen

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