Fax Service- Technical overview
Personal computers can mimic the operation of fax machines. Computer-based facsimile transmission (faxing) enables people to transmit electronic computer files as faxes to another computer or to a conventional fax machine. To send and receive facsimile transmissions, a computer must be equipped with faxing software and a fax modem , and it must be connected to a telephone line . The faxing software prompts the computer user to enter the fax number of the receiving computer or fax machine. The software compresses the file so it can be transmitted more efficiently, and then sends it to the fax modem. Next, the modem converts digital computer files into analog signals so they can travel via telephone lines.
The fax modem of the receiving computer reconverts the analog telephone signal into a digital computer file. The faxing software on the receiving machine decompresses the file, and then notifies the computer user that a fax has been received. The receiver may choose to either view the fax in its electronic format or print it.
The Fax Service is a TAPI-compliant system service that allows users on a network to send and receive faxes from their desktop applications .The service is available on computers that are running Microsoft® Windows® 2000 and later....
