Specifications

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O
OCR
See Optical Character Recognition
Optical Character Recognition
The process of converting received faxes into text.
P
POP3
See Post Office Protocol 3
POP3 Downloader
The GFI FaxMaker feature that retrieves faxes and SMS from a POP3 mailbox for transmission.
Post Office Protocol 3
A protocol used by local email clients to retrieve emails from mailboxes over a TCP/IP con-
nection.
Public folder
A common folder within Microsoft Exchange that allows users to share information.
S
Secure Sockets Layer
A protocol that ensures integral and secure communication between networks.
Simple Mail Transport Protocol
An internet standard used for email transmission across IP networks.
SMTP
See Simple Mail Transport Protocol
SMTP Connector
The GFI FaxMaker process that connects to the mail server and uploads emails for trans-
mission to internal users.
SSL
See Secure Sockets Layer
T
Transmission report
An email sent by GFI FaxMaker to internal users that contains information about sent/re-
ceived faxes/SMS.