Re: [hylafax-users] FW: [newbie] Remotely answer incoming fax?

["Tony S. Sykes" <Tony.Sykes@BCPSoftware.com>]

Thanks Lee I will pass this on.

-----Original Message-----
From: Lee Howard [mailto:faxguy@howardsilvan.com]
Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 5:28 PM
To: Tony S. Sykes
Cc: hylafax-users@hylafax.org
Subject: Re: [hylafax-users] FW: [newbie] Remotely answer incoming fax?


What it sounds like is either 1) the fax machine listens to DTMF and is 
programmed to wait for *51 before answering, OR 2) the telco listens 
for *51 and keeps ringing the line even after the receiver hangs up.

The poster seems to be indicating #1.  If it is the case, then the 
answer is no.  BUT, if you wanted to program faxgetty to sit in voice 
mode, listening for *51, and then to switch into fax mode and answer 
the call, it could be done.

Frankly, distinctive ring would be a much better solution for this kind 
of single-line fax and voice usage.

Lee.


On 2003.07.24 09:15 Tony S. Sykes wrote:
> Can we do this? From Mandrake newbie's list.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Warren Post [mailto:wpost@myrealbox.com]
> Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 12:11 AM
> To: Newbie list
> Subject: [newbie] Remotely answer incoming fax?
> 
> 
> I am looking for fax software that will let me remotely receive an
> incoming fax. By which I mean:
> 
> In my restaurant I have one phone line, which is used for both voice
> and
> fax. The phone is answered in the kitchen, and the fax machine was in
> the office. When an incoming fax came in, the person answering the
> phone
> only had to enter a remote answer code (*51) on the phone's keypad to
> signal the fax machine to receive the incoming fax.
> 
> Now my fax machine has died and I'd like to do the same thing with my
> computer's fax modem. So far I can't find any reference to any such
> feature in Efax or HylaFAX (I'm assuming such a feature would have to
> be
> implemented on the backend). Any leads, anyone?
> --
> Warren Post
> Santa Rosa de Copán, Honduras
> http://srcopan.vze.com/
> 
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