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63269 2002-07-19 10:26:00 Susan, to ensure you do not get repeat fax spam, identify the sender and fax it back, taping the paper into a loop. After 15 minutes they should run out of paper at the other end....

I agree and see the point of the original post, I sometimes activate soft fax reception when I know I have a large fax coming. Also many of my faxes are "evidentiary" in nature and need to be embedded in reports, so it saves scanning them.

In this case I think an external faxability capable modem is the cheapest fix...
godfather (25)
63270 2002-07-19 10:33:00 Faxing spam back again? Now why didn't I think of that? ]:) Susan B (19)
63271 2002-07-21 10:54:00 You may find this useful . I have a Brother 520 MC and it handles the fax etc very well set up as per following details using Brother Missing link software and serial cable conversion unit that came with my Brother MC

I have a single ph line with 1 number, and no other services IE call waiting, fax etc !!!No extra Phone line charges!!!

Telephone line plugs into Brother line in .
PC Modem Rockwell 56 PCI plugs into lineout on Brother MC
Brother serial conversion unit into Brother PC1/p socket then serial plug to PC serial socket
Brother Missing Link software loaded into PC windows 98 startup menu

Brother set up as follows

MC to PC enabled
Set up to detect fax code . or if Phone call allow pickup, or after 6 rings to message recording .
If after hearing message caller can dial *91 to advise a fax is following
If fax detected and PC off will print out fax
Note you can set up message cetre to store fax's in memory . I havent used this feature as it reduces phone message time .

If PC turned "on"
Instead of printing fax it is stored in Brother Fax Message dir in PC . Where you can read it,
delete it
send it from PC as a fax via Brother software .

In addition you can scan a document into PC at 300dpi by selecting scan doc and feeding it through Brother as if sending a fax .
I dont have softwqare but no doubt you could convert into text so word could allow editing if required .

Software allows setting up multiple groups for combined fax out etc

Chers
Advocar (1098)
63272 2002-07-21 11:04:00 Bobs problem stems from the fact that Brother software for his unit does not support Windows XP, or he would be fine. He simply cannot link them together. godfather (25)
63273 2002-07-21 12:33:00 Faxing spam back to run out paper at the other end....cool!
What if spammers' sending from PC??? ;)

So what you do????....leave fax paper in loop for whole day and fill up the hard drive at the other end :D
Ritzz (731)
63274 2002-07-22 04:28:00 Someone could write a bat file for this, no doubt !!!.

Cheers,

Les 3
leshibbard (873)
63275 2002-07-31 04:09:00 Just a note to thank all those who took the trouble with suggestions on my phone / fax connections problem.
We have now got it sorted.
Thanks again!

Now can anyone tell me why my Panasonic Laser printer (KX-P6500) has suddenly decided not to print certain letters? ie R / T / W / B in capitals.
TIS A MISTERY??
BOB C
bob.crane (1097)
63276 2002-07-31 04:23:00 Make sure your printer port is set (in the bios) as an EPP type.

You get the strangest results otherwise...neatly missing out whole pages for instance.
godfather (25)
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