Networkable fax-from-PC solution

[Booty]

Just looking at options for faxing from PCs... I know XP has the built-in fax functionality, which is fine, but I'm looking at options as far as being able to share out that service on a peer-to-peer network. I read that this is not an option with XP's built-in feature, so...

Is WinFax the easiest/cheapest way to go for this? I think we'd simply be looking at one PC with a modem attached to the fax line, and want to be send faxes through that PC from any other machine. Sending faxes is the primary concern... recieving is not as much of an issue at this point.

I've also heard that some of the all-in-one devices out there could be used to accomplish this. Just asking for opinions on the easiest way to get the basic functionality (send documents from any PC through another PC w/ a modem). Thanks for any input.

Oh, and if anyone knows what kinda of licensing is required for this (do I need to buy multiple copies of Winfax?), that'd be cool too. TIA

 

[Fiveohhh]

Venali does it and it won't tie up a phone line. My parents business tried a bunch of different fax programs and we went with Venali instead. It freed up a phone line and also let them archive all the incoming faxes digitally. We had to forward faxes to other agents, and most couldn't figure out how to install the winfax viewer. This way they all came as pdfs, and all was well

 

[Booty]

You only need the Winfax viewer if the faxes are being read by your recipients on their PCs, though, correct? For what I'm looking at right now, the business simply wants to send faxes from their machines to a recieving fax machine. Basically, what they're doing now is printing off a documents, feeding it through the fax, then throwing away the paper... they want to do the send the same stuff, minus the paper waste.

 

[Fiveohhh]

yeah only if they're viewing it on a pc

 

[Jonny5alive]

I've heard GFI FaxMaker is really good fax server software. www.gfi.com You can try it free for 60 days. Activefax www.actfax.com is another option an associate swears by. They also offer a free fully functional download.

MightyFax is another option, with a 30 day trial period, and a purchase price of 19.95