Subj: Fax 2 You
From: Mikael Wahlgren <d9mikael@dtek.chalmers.se>

The problem with the documentation was that it was included in the
>400 Kb large .INF file that accompanies OS2You/PM2You, and I didn't
want to distribute a file that large, in a package like FAX2You.

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FAX2You - Fax receive option

The FAX2You option might be archived into an archive called FAX2U.EXE.
Go into the OS2You directory and enter the command A:FAX2U to unpack
this archive.

The FAX2You option is an add-on to the OS2You/PM2You product that you
may license at additional 300 SEK (see included order form). It
allows you to receive, print and view faxes with OS2You if you have a
faxmodem.

General description

With the Fax receive option OS2You can use a class 2 faxmodem both to
receive data (on-line) calls and fax calls from fax machines. If a
data call is detected OS2You will prompt for user ID and password as
usual. If a fax call is detected OS2You will receive the fax and
print it. Thus you can use the same modem and phone line to receive
both data and fax calls.

To use FAX2You fax receive option you need a class 2 faxmodem and a HP
LaserJet (PCL4 or PCL5), Epson FX or Epson 24-pin printer.

The fax receive option is always installed and just needs configu-
ration to work. The fax option works with both class 1 and class 2
faxmodems, but only the class 2 specification defines a standard for
detection between data and fax calls which is necessary for OS2You to
work. Thus a class 2 faxmodem is recommended, although some class 1
faxmodems may have an option for detecting fax calls.

The fax receive option is configured by the standard OS2You SETUP
program and by editing the FAX.CMD file with an ordinary text editor.
With the OS2You SETUP program you edit the modem profiles to
initialize the faxmodem for detecting both data and fax calls. With
class 2 faxmodems this is done by adding the following strings to your
modem initialization string:

    ~AT+FCLASS=2^
    ~AT+FCR=1^
    ~AT+FAA=1^
    ~AT+FDCC=1,5,0,2,0,0,0,0^
    ~AT+FLID="Your fax-ID"^

In addition to defining the above initialization string, you should
set the Fax connect string to +FCON and disable the Release fax device
setting.

As a reference, you might look at the ZyXEL 1496E+ modem profile,
which is already correctly configured for this option (like the Supra
and other ZyXEL modem profiles).

The initialization string above will set the modem to accept both data
and fax calls. If a fax call is detected the command file FAX.CMD
will be started. This command file should be edited to correctly
start the fax receive program (FAX2You). The significant line of the
FAX.CMD file is:

    FAX2You -l %%%1 -connected -print -pcl

This line will start the fax receive program FAX2You and print
received files files with HP LaserJet printer format. OS2You can work
together with other fax receive programs from other vendors, but we
recommend using the FAX2You program. The FAX.CMD file contains some
sample lines for invoking other fax receive programs as well.

The FAX2You program can be started with the following parameters:

    -l <COMport>    Specifies serial port to use. If set to
                    %xx COM-handle xx (decimal) will be used.
                    If set to %AUTO a COM-handle will be scanned.
                    Default AUTO.

    -b <baudrate>   Specifies serial port baudrate, default no
                    change

    -connected      Will instruct FAX2You that the call was
                    answered by a separate program (like OS2You).

    -pcx            Produce PCX-file output

    -dcx            Produce DCX-file output

    -class1         Use Class 1 commands, default Class 2
                    commands

    -print          Print received faxes

    -epson          Use Epson FX printer format

    -epson24        Use Epson 24 pin printer format

    -pcl            Use PCL printer format, default

    -pdev <device>  Use <device> for printer output, default PRN

The FAX2You program will maintain a log file named FAX2You.LOG with
statusreports from fax connections. All faxes will be saved in
separate files, which can later be printed or viewed on screen with
separate utilities (not available yet). The fax files are created
with names derived from the date in the format MMDDnnnn.APF (MM=Month,
DD=Day, nnnn=counter). Note that these files are never deleted and
can be quite large. Therefore you should have some routine to delete
old fax files whene not needed any more.

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