I'm trying to use the fax part of my iMac's built-in fax modem to send a
fax. Unfortunately, nothing happens; when I check the modem icon in the
dock, all I get is "There was a software fax error."

I'm running 10.3.9 on a "half-dome" imac. The modem works fine for going
online. I don't have modem online when I try to fax. I enter the number as
1-xxx-xxx-xxxx.

Help doesn't offer any help. Can you?

TIA,
Jim

In article <BEA7CD1E.145D%jsibleywebster@mindspring.com>,
Jim Webster <jsibleywebster@mindspring.com> wrote:

> I'm trying to use the fax part of my iMac's built-in fax modem to send a
> fax. Unfortunately, nothing happens; when I check the modem icon in the
> dock, all I get is "There was a software fax error."
>
> I'm running 10.3.9 on a "half-dome" imac. The modem works fine for going
> online. I don't have modem online when I try to fax. I enter the number as
> 1-xxx-xxx-xxxx.
>
> Help doesn't offer any help. Can you?
>
> TIA,
> Jim

I was having the same problem. It seemed to be only Acrobat Reader that
exhibited the problem. When I try to send my PDF via the Preview
application, it works fine.
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On 2005-05-12 00:54:47 +0300, Jim Webster <jsibleywebster@mindspring.com> said:

> I'm trying to use the fax part of my iMac's built-in fax modem to send a
> fax. Unfortunately, nothing happens; when I check the modem icon in the
> dock, all I get is "There was a software fax error."
>
> I'm running 10.3.9 on a "half-dome" imac. The modem works fine for going
> online. I don't have modem online when I try to fax. I enter the number as
> 1-xxx-xxx-xxxx.
>
> Help doesn't offer any help. Can you?
>
> TIA,
> Jim

Hi,

There is free FaxStf X (not PRO) you can download from versiontracker
(ignore those flame comments), I guess they need e mail but believe
when I said it (look at my mail addr) they never spam. It worked here
for 3 years non stop without a single fault. 24/7 even. Apple broke my
modem in Tiger (waiting for update) so I had to buy a real fax device.

Important is: DISABLE built in faxing before installing it and carry
the instructions which it displays step by step.

I didn't like built in fax of OS X, they use excellent efax unix
program (at background) but the gui for notification etc does not
simply exist.

Ilgaz

On 2005-05-12 00:54:47 +0300, Jim Webster <jsibleywebster@mindspring.com> said:

> I'm trying to use the fax part of my iMac's built-in fax modem to send a
> fax. Unfortunately, nothing happens; when I check the modem icon in the
> dock, all I get is "There was a software fax error."
>
> I'm running 10.3.9 on a "half-dome" imac. The modem works fine for going
> online. I don't have modem online when I try to fax. I enter the number as
> 1-xxx-xxx-xxxx.
>
> Help doesn't offer any help. Can you?
>
> TIA,
> Jim

Hi,

There is free FaxStf X (not PRO) you can download from versiontracker
(ignore those flame comments), I guess they need e mail but believe
when I said it (look at my mail addr) they never spam. It worked here
for 3 years non stop without a single fault. 24/7 even. Apple broke my
modem in Tiger (waiting for update) so I had to buy a real fax device.

Important is: DISABLE built in faxing before installing it and carry
the instructions which it displays step by step.

I didn't like built in fax of OS X, they use excellent efax unix
program (at background) but the gui for notification etc does not
simply exist.

Ilgaz

In article <3hvc4iFj3n7jU9@individual.net>,
Ilgaz Ocal <Ilgaz@spamcop.net> wrote:

> On 2005-05-12 00:54:47 +0300, Jim Webster <jsibleywebster@mindspring.com>
> said:
>
> > I'm trying to use the fax part of my iMac's built-in fax modem to send a
> > fax. Unfortunately, nothing happens; when I check the modem icon in the
> > dock, all I get is "There was a software fax error."
> >
> > I'm running 10.3.9 on a "half-dome" imac. The modem works fine for going
> > online. I don't have modem online when I try to fax. I enter the number as
> > 1-xxx-xxx-xxxx.
> >
> > Help doesn't offer any help. Can you?
> >
> > TIA,
> > Jim
>
> Hi,
>
> There is free FaxStf X (not PRO) you can download from versiontracker
> (ignore those flame comments), I guess they need e mail but believe
> when I said it (look at my mail addr) they never spam. It worked here
> for 3 years non stop without a single fault. 24/7 even. Apple broke my
> modem in Tiger (waiting for update) so I had to buy a real fax device.
>
> Important is: DISABLE built in faxing before installing it and carry
> the instructions which it displays step by step.
>
> I didn't like built in fax of OS X, they use excellent efax unix
> program (at background) but the gui for notification etc does not
> simply exist.
>
> Ilgaz

Page Sender Fax Center is a good solution

In article <3hvc4iFj3n7jU9@individual.net>,
Ilgaz Ocal <Ilgaz@spamcop.net> wrote:

> On 2005-05-12 00:54:47 +0300, Jim Webster <jsibleywebster@mindspring.com>
> said:
>
> > I'm trying to use the fax part of my iMac's built-in fax modem to send a
> > fax. Unfortunately, nothing happens; when I check the modem icon in the
> > dock, all I get is "There was a software fax error."
> >
> > I'm running 10.3.9 on a "half-dome" imac. The modem works fine for going
> > online. I don't have modem online when I try to fax. I enter the number as
> > 1-xxx-xxx-xxxx.
> >
> > Help doesn't offer any help. Can you?
> >
> > TIA,
> > Jim
>
> Hi,
>
> There is free FaxStf X (not PRO) you can download from versiontracker
> (ignore those flame comments), I guess they need e mail but believe
> when I said it (look at my mail addr) they never spam. It worked here
> for 3 years non stop without a single fault. 24/7 even. Apple broke my
> modem in Tiger (waiting for update) so I had to buy a real fax device.
>
> Important is: DISABLE built in faxing before installing it and carry
> the instructions which it displays step by step.
>
> I didn't like built in fax of OS X, they use excellent efax unix
> program (at background) but the gui for notification etc does not
> simply exist.
>
> Ilgaz

Page Sender Fax Center is a good solution

> > There is free FaxStf X (not PRO) you can download from versiontracker
> > (ignore those flame comments), I guess they need e mail but believe
> > when I said it (look at my mail addr) they never spam. It worked here
> > for 3 years non stop without a single fault. 24/7 even. Apple broke my
> > modem in Tiger (waiting for update) so I had to buy a real fax device.
> > Important is: DISABLE built in faxing before installing it and carry
> > the instructions which it displays step by step.
> > I didn't like built in fax of OS X, they use excellent efax unix
> > program (at background) but the gui for notification etc does not
> > simply exist.
> > Ilgaz
>
In article
<rexrunKILLSPAM-E60B4E.13591323062005@news1.west.earthlink.net>,
Hugh Jorgan <rexrunKILLSPAM@mindspring.com> wrote:
> Page Sender Fax Center is a good solution

I tried them all, after using FaxStf 5 on OS 9 for about 5 years.
Nothing pleased me but FaxStf X. It has the modem display so you can see
that it's sending, you can call up the window to see that it was sent,
and the addressbook interfaces perfectly with the mac addressbook on
10.4. (something apple's fax did NOT do correctly for me, by the way).
The free Faxstf version has everything that I needed. I don't need
special perks like emailing a copy to someone. I just needed a reliable
fax program, and up til now FaxStf X has worked perfectly.

I tried Pagesender and it worked but I did not care for the interface.
Faxcenter gave me white print on black and the software designer never
did get back with me after I emailed him about a fix for that. I tried a
couple of others but was disappointed with their interface also.

I guess what I like most about Faxstf is that it shows you a menu of all
of the names/numbers in your fax list from the addressbook, and you just
check the ones that you want it sent to. You can opt for more than one,
which is especially nice in my work. YOu have the option for a no-frills
fax cover sheet, which is tidy looking and has the "legal disclaimer" on
it, plus room for a short note. It's everything that I wanted.
--
Can somebody tell me the price of one Saddam?
And how many caskets will it take to make another Vietnam?

> > There is free FaxStf X (not PRO) you can download from versiontracker
> > (ignore those flame comments), I guess they need e mail but believe
> > when I said it (look at my mail addr) they never spam. It worked here
> > for 3 years non stop without a single fault. 24/7 even. Apple broke my
> > modem in Tiger (waiting for update) so I had to buy a real fax device.
> > Important is: DISABLE built in faxing before installing it and carry
> > the instructions which it displays step by step.
> > I didn't like built in fax of OS X, they use excellent efax unix
> > program (at background) but the gui for notification etc does not
> > simply exist.
> > Ilgaz
>
In article
<rexrunKILLSPAM-E60B4E.13591323062005@news1.west.earthlink.net>,
Hugh Jorgan <rexrunKILLSPAM@mindspring.com> wrote:
> Page Sender Fax Center is a good solution

I tried them all, after using FaxStf 5 on OS 9 for about 5 years.
Nothing pleased me but FaxStf X. It has the modem display so you can see
that it's sending, you can call up the window to see that it was sent,
and the addressbook interfaces perfectly with the mac addressbook on
10.4. (something apple's fax did NOT do correctly for me, by the way).
The free Faxstf version has everything that I needed. I don't need
special perks like emailing a copy to someone. I just needed a reliable
fax program, and up til now FaxStf X has worked perfectly.

I tried Pagesender and it worked but I did not care for the interface.
Faxcenter gave me white print on black and the software designer never
did get back with me after I emailed him about a fix for that. I tried a
couple of others but was disappointed with their interface also.

I guess what I like most about Faxstf is that it shows you a menu of all
of the names/numbers in your fax list from the addressbook, and you just
check the ones that you want it sent to. You can opt for more than one,
which is especially nice in my work. YOu have the option for a no-frills
fax cover sheet, which is tidy looking and has the "legal disclaimer" on
it, plus room for a short note. It's everything that I wanted.
--
Can somebody tell me the price of one Saddam?
And how many caskets will it take to make another Vietnam?