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From: tj@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca (Terry Jones)
Subject: WinfaxPro and Rockwell Class 2 fax patch
Keywords: fax software
Organization: UTCS Public Access
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 12:55:26 GMT

I picked up a file called MODC2.ZIP from the Delrina BBS the other
day. This is supposed to be a replacement for one of the parts of
WinFax (doesn't say Pro but I assume) the docs are a bit sparse
and do not really say what it fixes.

Has anybody actually tried it and found it helps? With which
fax modems? Has anybody talked to Delrina to see what it
is really all about? How are we supposed to know about the 
firmware upgrades from the manufacturer? How are they to be done?
Lots-o-questions... any answers? I will try to call Delrina
and get through... (lots-o-luck!)

Here is the README.TXT file that came with it...
--------------------------------------

This TEMPORARY work around for the high speed modems is only for those
fax/modems which are compatible with the CCITT specification for V.32bis
modems. This work around consists of a customized file which replaces the
MOD.EXE that is shipped with the Winfax program and installed in the Windows
subdirectory.

Once the individual modem manufacturers have upgraded the firmware to
resolve this problem, you will have to replace the original MOD.EXE file
into the Windows subdirectory. Therefore, it is very important that a copy
of your existing MOD.EXE file is backed up on diskette before this work
around is implemented.

Please note: the firmware upgrade from the modem manufacturer will be
required to be compatible with future versions of the Winfax software.


Sincerely,

Iain Barr
Delrina Technology Inc.
From: dkw@wolferts.ka.sub.org (Dr. Klaus Wolferts)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.fax
Subject: Class I FaxModem Fax-Software for Atari ST
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 92 14:48:01 MES
Organization: Ing'Buro f. EDV + Elektronik, D-7500 Karlsruhe 31

Does anyone know of a fax software package for a class 1 faxmodem 
running on the Atari ST?

Klaus


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Newsgroups: comp.dcom.fax
From: bohdan.kiszczuk@rose.com (bohdan kiszczuk)
Subject: Supra Fax & DosFax
Organization: Rose Media Inc, Toronto, Ontario.
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1992 06:19:44 GMT
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Date Entered: 09-27-92 01:13

A(> >Great. Could you tell me the phone number to Delrina's BBS?
A(> 
A(> It's not printed in any of the manuals...  try calling Delrina (preferably
A(> on a non-tech support number if you have any ambition of getting through)
A(> and asking them.  Although I had it at one time, I seem to have wiped out
A(> the Procomm Plus directory which contained it.  SORRY!
A(> 

 Delrina's BBS number is 416-441-2752.
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From: tnixon@hayes.com
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.fax,comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Defacto Class2 and different compression techniques
Date: 29 Sep 92 17:57:55 EDT
Organization: Hayes Microcomputer Products, Norcross, GA

In article <nc8h6vjpd@tmsoft>, mshiels@tmsoft (Michael A. Shiels) writes:

>>You're certainly doing it the easiest way: always insist on using 
>>MH, Normal resolution.  
> 
> For the de facto Class2 and real Class 2.0 the fax modems can be queried
> as to it's capabilities.  Now say it supports a compression you don't want
> to support.  Do you use the FDCC to set the maximum values you want to
> advertise for answering and FDIS for calling?  

Yes, you've got it.  That's what I meant by insisting on using 
MH-Normal -- that's all you offer in DIS/DCS.

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From: mickeyf@vnet.ibm.com (Mickey Ferguson)
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 92 18:16:17 PDT
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.fax,comp.graphics,alt.binaries.pictures.utilities,comp.binaries.ibm.pc.wanted,comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: Re: Looking for gif/tiff/pcx/fax/.... converter
Organization: Rolm
Disclaimer: This note represents my views, not those of Rolm or IBM
News-Software: UReply 3.0
            <1992Sep23.143031.4213@bas-a.bcc.ac.uk>

In <1992Sep23.143031.4213@bas-a.bcc.ac.uk> Mick Farmer writes:
>Hi,
>
>I notice people asking for format converters quite regularly
>in this group (comp.dcom.fax).  The pbmplus package contains
>converters from most formats to most others.  It's public
>domain, and can be found on many archives.  Use archie to
>find your nearest.

Mick (nice name! :) can you tell me what the full path is for pbmplus?  I
don't have direct anonymous ftp and have to use a mail server, and finding
programs when I don't know the path can be a real pain.  Thanks!

Mickey Ferguson -- Rolm -- FergusoM at scrvm2 -- mickeyf@vnet.ibm.com
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.fax
From: martell@ucs.ubc.ca (Jonn Martell)
Subject: Re: WinfaxPro and Rockwell Class 2 fax patch
Keywords: fax software
Organization: University Computing Services, UBC, Canada
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 1992 09:37:27 GMT

In article <BvE6KF.8BL@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca> tj@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca (Terry Jones) writes:
>I picked up a file called MODC2.ZIP from the Delrina BBS the other
>day. This is supposed to be a replacement for one of the parts of
>WinFax (doesn't say Pro but I assume) the docs are a bit sparse
>and do not really say what it fixes.
>
>Has anybody actually tried it and found it helps? With which
>fax modems? Has anybody talked to Delrina to see what it
>is really all about? How are we supposed to know about the 
>firmware upgrades from the manufacturer? How are they to be done?
>Lots-o-questions... any answers? I will try to call Delrina
>and get through... (lots-o-luck!)


Yes!  They should hired some of the corporate people from WordPerfect!

The customer support is almost nil.  I had to FAX them a copy of the
problems I was having.  The line was either busy or you would have
to wait forever on hold.  After a while, a recorded voice told us
that there might be "excessive" delays - to call the other number
(in California).  Arrrgghh!  They should have told be this before
suggesting to be put "on hold" for 5 minutes! I even called 
"the other number" and it was busy!

The query was about the USR S 14.4/FAX with Win FAX Pro.  The FAX
came three days later with the wrong init string.  The FAX also
mention to play around with the COM setting in SYSTEM.INI (stuff
I just love to do).

WinFAX PRO is 

- good overall
- nice because it works in the background without much interuption.

- bad for beginners (little troubleshooting abilities).
- bad for the inability to quickly delete a "groups" of queued FAXes.
- bad for the inability to stop, pause or clear the entire queue!
From: srutledg@luke.eecs.wsu.edu (Shawn Rutledge - CS)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.fax
Subject: Faxing on Novell -- Standalone and Network fax combined?
Date: 28 Sep 92 20:51:17 GMT
Article-I.D.: serval.1992Sep28.205117.20022
Organization: Washington State University!


I am researching fax alternatives for a problem at work.  I could use
your help.

I am looking for a group IV fax machine.  (If some one could give me a
breakdown of what group III, IV, etc means exactly I would appriciate 
it.)

First we need a fax that functions as a stand alone unit.  It needs to
be able to scan in pages of info with some clarity.

Second we would like to be able to fax from a pc on a Novell network.
Only documents from a word processor etc are needed to be faxed, no
scanned images.  Something like WinFax Pro would be great if it works
over Novell.

Other info: 

We also have TCP/IP on all workstations and several Unix and NeXT 
servers avalible.

The fax machine may be on fiber optic/digital phone lines.

Questions:

What makes group IV faxes unique?

Is there a way to make the first and second requirments work together.
For example, is there a way to put an ethernet card in some scan-in fax
machines?

If not, is there another alternative via a network fax and and some
kind of scanner.  It would have to give at least photocopy quality and
be able to scan a full page.

If we have to go with two seperate machine, what are our options.  The
best stand alone fax and the best network fax.

Recomendations on fax machines and software would be appriciated.

====================================================================
Shawn Rutledge - Veterinary Computer Services - Washington State U. 

Internet:   srutledg@vetmed.wsu.edu  (if probs, @vcs11.vetmed...)
Bitnet:     RUTLEDGS@WSUVM1.CSC.WSU.EDU      WSU Profs:  RUTLEDGS
Work Phone: 335-3303  335-0101  335-9572     Work Fax:   335-0811 
Address:    341 Rogers, Pullman, WA  99163   Phone: (509)335-2232    

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From: dgs@53iss6.Waterloo.NCR.COM (David G. Schwartz)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.fax
Subject: FAX card recommendations wanted
Summary: FAX/modem w/scanner port?
Date: 29 Sep 92 23:56:59 GMT
Reply-To: dgs@53iss6.Waterloo.NCR.COM (David G. Schwartz)
Distribution: usa
Organization: Imaging Systems Division, NCR Corp, Waterloo, Ont., CANADA

I am posting this request for a friend who needs to buy a FAX card for
his business. He was all set to buy an 'Intellifax' board (never heard
of it, personally) specifically because it had a serial port built in
for a scanner (he is already using his serial ports and doesn't want to
add another). However, the Canadian government removed the right to
sell it in this country (probably CSA, DOC or EMC related). 

So..... I would appreciate recommendations for quality ISA FAX boards
(hopefully with scanner port). Doesn't necessarily need 14.4 capability
or coprocessor, should work with Windows software (eg., Winfax Pro),
be stone reliable (he sends about 100 pages per week) and print to a
LJ compatible printer (a given with Windows software).

Thanx for your attention.

................Dave

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From: vulture@carrion.cc.ic.ac.uk (Thomas Sippel - Dau)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.fax
Subject: Re: Fax sofware on int14h.
Date: 6 Oct 92 08:54:05 GMT
Reply-To: cmaae47@cc.ic.ac.uk
Organization: Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine

In article <1992Oct4.214630.21232@frmug.fr.mugnet.org>, dblas@frmug.fr.mugnet.org (Dominique Blas) writes:
- Hi,
- I'm looking for a fax software which runs under MS-Windows and which can
- use the int14h in order to communicate with a fax gateway. 
- In fact, instead of talking directly with COM1 or COM2, this fax software
- must talk with a remote COM1 via the int14h.

That means for a 10-page fax you need to guarantee a 12 (or 18) kbyte/second 
network throughput sustained for six minutes with very strict response 
requirements for port server and port user. Do you drive printers that way ?
Specifically printers in bit map mode with time limits for completing escape
sequences or binary strings ?

My suggestion is to set up a queueing system, so that the machine driving the 
fax modem actually has a whole page in (real) memory, and can schedule reading
the next page from disk while the current one is shifted out to the port.

                                       Thomas

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From: mshiels@TMSoftware.Ca (Michael A. Shiels)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.fax,comp.dcom.modems
Subject: de facto Class2 and T.30 options etc
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 10:08:12 GMT
Organization: MaS Network Software and Consulting


I have most of the various class2 drafts that have been published and
would like to know how the following is supposed to be handled for the
current de facto class2 and for the real class 2.0.

When you are talking about the +FDIS/+FDCC options are they in increasing
order of implementation.  For data compression if I implement 0 and 3 does
that imply I have to implement 1 and 2 as well?  How do the options get reported
so that you can choose?  You set +FDCC before answering but how can you set
compression 0 and 3 without 1 and 2?  If you set 3 is it assuming
implementation of and 1 and 2?

So for receiving you set +FDCC for what you want to advertise in your DIS
and then the sender chooses the formats and sends his DCS which becomes the
+FDCS response code.

For sending you set +FDIS before or after sending the +FDT after the 
initial connection?  How would I know if they implemented certain compressions?
I would just see compression 3?

Sorry if this sounds bizarre but I am trying to sort these things out and they
are not well documented at all.  The single compression code represents 3 
different bits that are set so they are kind of optional in different 
-- 
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Michael A. Shiels                           | mshiels@masnet.uucp
MaS Network Software and Consulting         | mshiels@tmsoftware.ca
From: friedl@mtndew.Tustin.CA.US (Stephen Friedl)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.fax
Subject: Re: VMS Faxserver anyone?
Date: 26 Sep 92 13:22:26 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Steve's Personal machine / Tustin, CA

Coyt D Watters writes:
> Are there any VMS faxservers out there which do not rely on using a 
> PC w/faxmodem to do the faxing?  We'd like to hang a few faxmodems from
> our LAT, and send documents.

A company down the road makes such a thing.  I'm not a VMS guy,
but it sure looked like an awful nice package when I saw a demo
some time ago.  The company is Data Processing Design in Anaheim,
CA  +1 714 974-1515.

I have no connection with these folks.

     Stephen

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