Specifications

GFI FaxMaker 1 Introduction | 2
1.4 How GFI FaxMaker works - Sending faxes
Step 1: Various methods used to send a fax
The fax content is sent to GFI FaxMaker using one of the various
supported methods. These include:
Email server: Users use an email client or use the GFI FaxMaker
client application to send an email to the mail server. The local or
hosted mail server routes all emails that are addressed to 111-
[e-mail] to GFI FaxMaker (where 1111 is the fax
number of the recipient and faxmaker.com is the configured fax
domain). When using Microsoft Outlook, users can also fax directly
to contacts in the address book by addressing the email to
[FAX:1111] (where 1111 is the recipient's fax number).
NetPrintQueue2Fax: Users ‘print’ content to send by fax to the
NetPrintQueue2Fax printer driver. NetPrintQueue2Fax sends con-
tent to GFI FaxMaker for processing.
Text & XML API: Send faxes by configuring a text or XML file (API)
and submit it to a central folder. GFI FaxMaker automatically picks
up faxes stored within this folder.
Step 2: GFI FaxMaker processes fax content
GFI FaxMaker: Processes received content and prepares it for
transmission. Amongst others, GFI FaxMaker:
Resolves and formats the number to dial
Converts content to fax format
Adds any coverpages
Adds any headers and footers
Delivers content to fax device ready for transmission
Step 3: Fax transmission
GFI FaxMaker transmits the fax:
to an installed fax device which in turn transmits the fax over the
telephone line
or to a hosted fax service.