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Set up a Fax server to filter spam

At my work, we have a huge costly multi-function printer that does everything a printer can dream of. It is hooked up directly on a dedicated fax telephone line. Now we receive an increasing amount of unsolicited fax mail. We are in Canada, there…
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Hyper-V Virtual Fax Server in SBS 2008

I'm trying to think of a way to enable us to use our SBS 2008 VM's Fax Server within Hyper-V. I had immediately considered a simple USB Fax Modem but of course, for some reason, Hyper-V doesnt support USB devices. I've read about USB over Ethernet…
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send fax with Elastix and Hylafax

I need help getting around "Unknown problem" while I am trying to send faxes using Hylafax and Elastix. I have an elastix 4.0 inside a VM, calling outside and inside the box is working great, using zoiper from a pc in the network. I need to send…
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How to configure Hylafax to send faxes to folders?

At my current job, we have an established phone/fax system that uses Elastix on top of FreePBX and Hylafax. The guy who set it up did so by himself (a former employee we still have on contract as needed), and many attempts to request information on…
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Fax Server on a Domain Controller

So I have this Fax number attached to a modem inside a Windows 2012 R2 DC. I followed the steps on: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj134193.aspx to install and configure the Fax Service. Everything on the DC is working fine, I'm able to…
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How to implement a STABLE Hylafax fax server? (or other alternative)

I set up a hylafax server on Ubuntu Edgy, with the Avantfax front end. It worked very well for about 6 months, then failed. I couldn't find the failure point. Since it was a test setup, I dumped it. Loaded Ubuntu Jaunty and tried again. This time…
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Elastix eFax Unicode support

We are using Elastix as an eFax system, the issue is that when trying to send Arabic text it appeas as "????". The issue appears to be in converting the text to postscript, Elastix uses HylaFax as virtual Fax and Hylafax uses: /usr/sbin/textfmt -B…
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Windows Fax server cannot use CallerID - how to enable this

Using Windows server 2008's built-in Fax Server, seems to work fine, but it does not seem to access the CallerID at all. The Fax server can auto send an email with the fax and includes a field "CallerID" that is always blank. My modem supports…
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SBS 2003 Fax server stops processing incoming faxes after a period of time

I have a strange problem with the (built-in) fax server on my Windows Small Business Server 2003 box. Everything works perfectly (i.e. the fax server can send and receive faxes) but after a period of time, anything from 4 to 12 hours, the server…
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How to connect a Fritz!Box as a SIP client to Asterisk

My planned setup is as follows: Analog Fax machine -> Fritz!Box -> Asterisk -> Telephone network My problem is, how do I convince the Fritz!Box to connect as a SIP client to my Asterisk instance?
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When using a brooktrout board, is fax sending reliability equal regardless of fax server software?

When sending a fax using a class 1 modem, the software has a lot to do with how successful you will be at completing faxes to arbitrary fax machines. The modems themselves are not equal, and the fax machines you are sending to certainly are not. A…
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Fax modem sends corrupt output, receives OK

I've got a brand-new external USRobotics 56k fax modem attached via serial cable to COM1 on an HP DL380 running vSphere 4.1. The guest operating system in question in Server 2003 Std, SP2. Serial passthrough is configured properly, and incoming…
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virtual fax modem + fax service + console for viewing faxes

I'd like to be able to setup faxing by running a virtual fax modem. I don't understand how fax messages are sent and received, and I don't know much about COM, or how the fax modem communicates with a fax service. I've read forums out there, but I…
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Best multi-port modem to use with a Hylafax server?

I need to figure out what modem to use with 6 external lines or more for a fax2email gateway server using hylafax. I could go with something internal or external on a PC, but I need to be able to handle multiple incoming fax lines. I have a…
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SBS 2003 Routing Faxes To Mailbox

I have a client who is having a problem with faxes routing to a mailbox. The server is SBS 2003, and the faxes are coming in fine to the faxes default folder. After some internet issues last week (probably not related issues), the faxes have stopped…
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