ActiveFax can be used to integrate the
fax and E-Mail functionality into various different environments without the
need for extensive modifications. Additionally to the use in Microsoft Windows
systems, the Fax Server can also be used for sending fax documents and E-Mails
from any other operating system, for example UNIX. ActiveFax supports all
important network protocols (e.g. LPD/LPR) for the connection to the Fax Server.
Therefore, sending a fax message becomes as easy as printing a document.
Furthermore, it is possible to send fax documents to the Fax Server with a
serial interface (RS-232) or the file system (NFS, Samba, etc.). ActiveFax
interprets the printer sequences of HP-LaserJet, Epson-LQ and optionally
Postscript. This guarantees that a fax message or E-Mail is exactly of the same
appearance than the corresponding printout. So-called data fields can be used to
specify the parameters (recipient, subject, priority, etc.) already from within
an application.