Simple Internet Fax (SIF) User's Guide

 

SIF allows you to send faxes from your personal computer with Windows OS via Internet and also save your money on sending faxes outside your local area. You also may use SIF to send e-mails.

 

1. Settings

      1.1 Click on the menu.

      1.2 Select the "Settings" item. The 'Settings" form will appear.

      1.3 Enter SMTP Server name (ask your Internet Service Provider) into the "SMTP Server" box. It may be "mail.yoursite.com" or "smtp.yoursite.com" or "www.yoursite.com".

      1.4 Enter your e-mail address (ask your Internet Service Provider) with the same domain as SMTP Server into the "Your e-mail" box. The same e-mail you should give to your Internet Fax Service Provider. It may be "yourname@yoursite.com".

      1.5 Select an Internet Fax Service Provider (See 5).

      1.6 Enter your activation cod (for ClickFax account holders) into the "Activation cod" box.

      1.7 Click on the "Back to Main" button.

 

 

2. Creating a message

     2.1 To create a message from a scratch click on the "New" button. To create a message from a template use navigation buttons "<", ">" to find a suitable message.

     2.2 Enter the data to the fields: "To", "Fax", "Subject","Message". A fax should start from a country cod then an area cod (without spaces and other separators) and then a local fax number (without spaces and other separators). Example 14159442209 (1 -country cod, 415 -area cod, 9442209-local fax number).

     2.3 Click on the "Save" button to save the message.

 

 

3. Sending Faxes

      3.1 Create a message.

      3.2 Connect to Internet.

      3.3 Click on the "Send" button. If "Send OK" appears the fax was sent. You should receive the confirmation report from the Internet Fax Service Provider in your e-mail box. If a number appears the fax was not sent. The numbers of errors are:

421-service not available,

450-mailbox unavailable or busy,

451-local error processing,

500-504 syntax error,

550- no access to mailbox,

554-transaction failed.

 

4. Sending Emails

     4.1 Create a message. Enter e-mail address on which you are sending the message into "To" box.

     4.2 Empty the "Fax" box

     4.3 Connect to Internet

     4.4 Click on the "Send" button. If "Send OK" appears the e-mail was sent. If a number appears there is an error. The numbers of errors are:

421-service not available,

450-mailbox unavailable or busy,

451-local error processing,

452-insufficient system storage,

500-504 syntax error,

550- no access to mailbox,

553-mailbox name not allowed,

554-transaction failed.

 

5. Internet Fax Service Providers

Provider TPC.NET FaxMate ClickFax
Coverage Verify Worldwide Worldwide
Price Free Options Options
Request the service Request Request

6. Restriction on the fields (in number of symbols)

Field Registered version Unregistered version
To 50 50
Fax 15 15
Subject 100 10
Message 10,000 30