Re: [Thinkpad] [TP-almost on topic] Faxes

At 05:29 PM 3/22/2006 -0600, David Goldman wrote:
>...
>The problem with sorting calls into "voice" vs "fax" vs "data" is that
>the **ONLY** way to know which calls are which is by answering the call
>and listening for a fax negotiation warble vs a data modem warble vs
>somebody saying "hello". By the time you've answered the call and made
>the decision that it's a voice call, it's too late to let the call
>continue to ring so that a live person (or answering / voice mail machine)
>can pick up a receiver.
>...
>David Goldman

There is at least one other way, and that's to have two different
telephone numbers identified by distinctive ring. Then let the modem
sort out the destination of the call (fax or not).

Mike

Michael Stack e-mail: mstack@niu.edu
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Received on Wed Mar 22 18:40:56 2006