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Simple program for bulk faxing?
I have a potential customer base of a few hundred folks that I would like to send bi-weekly infomation via fax. Is there a simple program to maintain a contact list and scan a page or two to send to them all? I have a USB modem and a free line I could dedicate to the task. Send only.
Thanks in advance guys.
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02-08-2007, 10:06 AM
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I can set you up a linux box to do it no problem... drop me a PM with your number and we can talk.
BTW - last fax server I setup is supporting an insurance angency with 30 employees, sends/recieves about 45k faxes per year.
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My ignorance leads me to believe this should be simple X2 
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You could run from your desktop, but... it is not likely that your USB modem is a fax modem, and Windows really lacks the simple scripting you'll want/need to loop thru a set of numbers to dial and send a fax to. If they can be sent at night, setting up a bootable CD or dual boot your computer to do it may work, but you could end up needed a true hardware modem in your computer ($50 or so).
To make it work, you'll have a text file with all your phone numbers in it. Call the program, point it to your phone list and to the document you want to send and you are done.
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02-08-2007, 10:18 AM
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It is a fax modem.
FWIW, my HP all in one claims to do this, but it always errors out 5 numbers in 
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Can you post the model number, make, etc. ? I'll see if a Real OS supports the modem, doing a quick dual boot setup or bootable CD setup (or even a virtual machine with vmware) may be the quick/easy thing to do...
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02-08-2007, 10:36 AM
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Len...have these potential customers contacted you already or are you "fishing"? We get all kinds of fax spam at the office and I personally throw it straight to the trash without even looking at it.
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Might be worth reviewing the FCC rules about fax advertising.
http://ftp.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/unwantedfaxes.html
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02-08-2007, 10:50 AM
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It's a Creative Blaster V.92 usb Modem. Model # DE5671-1 FWIW I found software that claims to do what I want for $60 on sharware.
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Go for the $60, watch the FCC rules, and let me know if the $60 software doesn't work for ya.
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