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Sending Fax via php

Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 11:54 pm
by siu
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.

Posted: Fri May 06, 2005 2:38 am
by onion2k
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.

Posted: Fri May 06, 2005 11:36 am
by shiznatix
interesting, how could you do it locally? theoretically...

Posted: Fri May 06, 2005 12:11 pm
by onion2k
Write a PHP extension in C (or whatever) to send via a fax modem installed on the server. For example.

Posted: Fri May 06, 2005 12:41 pm
by shiznatix
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