How to Automate Emailing a .tif file

[PNGBill]

Hi Forum,

We use Essential Fax to rec and send faxes from a windows pc.
Works great and saves the incoming documents is a folder as a .tif file.

I would like to be able to view Incoming Faxes from remote and of course can do this with Remote Desktop but would prefer to have the .tif file emailed.

Doing this manually works fine but how to have it done automatically ??
when the office is unmanned.

Anyone know if such is possible?? Essential Fax FAQ say they can not do this yet so I guess it would be up to Windows.
We use Outlook Express as our mail client.

Any advice much appreciated

 

[HiTechCoach]

Are you looking to purchase a solution that works with your existing software?

Are you looking for replacement software or service?

Do you want to hire someone to create a custom solution ?

Are you wanting to write something yourself?

You could write a .NET app that handles it.

 

[PNGBill]

Thanks HiTechCoach

I would prefer to do this myself, if possible. (the old learning Curve again!)

We have purchased Essential Fax and am happy with it but would consider replacement if not expensive and has additional features.

Understand windows script and Powershell can handle what I am asking for ie, check for files created in last , 2 hours (eg) and email these as attachments.

Files will be in known folder and have .TIF as suffix.

Our XP sp3 pc's have .net 3.5 but I have never used this.

Have seen some scripts on the www but look a little confusing to my inexperienced brain.

Trust I have answered your questions - as best I can for now.

What is a Budget cost of having this script done for me??

We use Outlook Express as email client and have our own DNS server running on Clarkconnect 4.3 (RHEL 4.3) - Linux.

We used to have Hylafax on our linux server and use Cypheus as our windows fax client. Cypheus was very advanced but this caused headaches as it was delicate and easily went .
Our business has moved more to emails and we send a fraction of the faxes we did 2 years ago.

Essential Fax is very simple and works with little or no support required - except it won't forward faxes to an email.

Thanks again, Bill

 

[HiTechCoach]

It has been my experience that most people have shifted to emailing in a lot of industries. I no longer FAX. I do not even get request to send or receive a FAX any more.

It should be possible to create something yourself with enough time and money to learn how. Learning to write PowerShell scripts might be a good solution for you.

 

[bulrush]

Just a general idea here. But write a DOS batch file which runs forever in a DOS window. Have it do these steps:
1. Check a directory for a TIF file. If there is one, send it to a predefined email address. You will have to find a DOS email program to do this.
2. Wait 500 seconds. (I think the command is SLEEP.)
3. Go to step 1.

Wait, does Windows 7 (Vista) still support a DOS box? If not, get a third party DOS emulator like 4DOS, or DRDOS.

4DOS: http://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/cmd4dos.html
Run DOS under Windows Vista: http://www.dosbox.com/
Google dir for free DOS clones: http://directory.google.com/Top/Computers/Software/Operating_Systems/x86/DOS/
DOS email clients: http://www.opus.co.tt/dave/internet.htm