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siu
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Sending Fax via php

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Hi, does anybody know if it is possible to send a message to a fax with php? Do I need a local fax server or something? Any suggestions will be welcome.
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I use http://www.fax.co.uk as an email->gateway. There's a cost involved, but it worked out cheaper than spending a few days working out a way to do it locally.
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interesting, how could you do it locally? theoretically...
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Write a PHP extension in C (or whatever) to send via a fax modem installed on the server. For example.
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oh so it couldnt be completly php?

EDIT: sorry i dont know anything about faxes just a general idea of how they would be sent and whatnot
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