Re: [hylafax-users] fax machine intercept faxes from hylafax

[Philippe Gendreau <pgendreau@savoirfairelinux.net>]

* Pedro Rocadas <procadas@yahoo.com> [2003-01-22 07:50]:
> The fax machine is "listenning" the line. I'm not good
> on this but I think what is going on is this: when
> send the fax, the modem attached to hylafax server
> send eletrical "pulses" wich are detected by the fax
> machine no matter if is an incomming or outgoing fax.
> The remote fax get the call too but your fax pick up
> the transmission first (redundant information, I
> know). What is strange is why, after you change the
> rings to 4 times, the remote doesn't get the
> fax...more wait rings than what you set in your fax
> machine?

Thanks for the overview, it makes sense.

> But i'm not the best person to say if you can't share
> the line with the fax machine and if is feaseble,
> sorry.

Seeing the replies I got made me think that there
might be a way around this. I'm going to make
some more tests.

Thanks
--
Philippe Gendreau

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