Stuart Sanders
stuart at pacific.net.hk
Tue Dec 16 08:55:34 CST 2003
Interestingly, a couple of years ago I helped a client "upgrade" from an old version of winfax on a stand-alone PC to a networked version. The new version of winfax (unlike the old) had a hard coded limitation to two fax ports. Where as the older version (version 7 I think) was only limited to your com ports. They had bought special hardware for the old fax server that ended up having to be scrapped. On the AV side (since William mentioned it), I still think their corporate AV offering is OK since you don't have to mess around with proving your subscription is valid or activating it. And it is still a seperate product and close the the original IBM (I think) offering. The single PC/home version on the other hand I have to say sucks badly. I know 3 people who have tried the 2004 version with the so called simple activation and every single one of them had problems. One I spent a good 3 hours just trying to uninstall the damn thing as it wouldn't install or uninstall. Eventually I ended up manually hacking the registry for an hour so that it stopped thinking it was already installed, so that I could install it and then uninstall. Another person (and I wasn't involved in this one) kept having their version say the trial was expired, even after activating a dozen times. In the end she got a refund and removed it. Even today on another system I had to activate the thing 4 times before it would stick, and I don't know how long it will stay this time. Unfortunately, unlike the old days their website is useless about activation problems. All you get is some marketing crap about how this is good for software and bad for pirates. Well bully for them, they've lost me as a client and anyone else I can infuence. Stuart ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Hindman" <wdhindman at bellsouth.net> To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 10:21 PM Subject: Re: [AccessD] Fax: code or fax app UI > ...with the exception of their AV software, I've stopped using or > recommending Symantec software, even the Norton Utilities ...just too many > problems with code that's supposed to solve them, not cause them ...the > further away they get from the original Norton products, the worse they seem > to get ...the Delrina comm products used to be the best on the market until > Symantec bought them out and replaced their development teams ...I'm > currently looking at moving off NAV to Trend's AV products although there > are problems there as well ...just my opinion, its worth what it cost you > :(((( > > ...would really like to find a quality desktop fax solution that integrates > seamlessly with a networked Access mdb ...so far, no luck :( > > William Hindman > There are no easy answers, but there are simple answers. We must have > the courage to do what we know is morally right." --Ronald Reagan > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Erwin Craps - IT Helps" <Erwin.Craps at ithelps.be> > To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" > <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> > Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 9:03 AM > Subject: RE: [AccessD] Fax: code or fax app UI > > > > Sorry to hear that. > > Winfax was the best fax software I ever used, never understood why they > > never had a real server version of it. > > This is why I bougth GFI Faxmaker. > > I never understood how Winfax could send such high quality crystal sharp > > faxes at low resolution. > > I was never able to come even close with GFI. > > > > Erwin > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of William > > Hindman > > Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 2:53 PM > > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving > > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Fax: code or fax app UI > > > > Jim > > > > ...WinFax Pro provides a manual import facility that I've used > > successfully with an Access mdb ...but what used to be a great piece of > > software has, imnsho, gone south since Symantec bought it and I wouldn't > > recommend it to anyone currently ...full of minor bugs on XP systems and > > the user interface is more like Win 3 :( > > > > William Hindman > > There are no easy answers, but there are simple answers. We must have > > the courage to do what we know is morally right." --Ronald Reagan > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jim DeMarco" <Jdemarco at hshhp.org> > > To: "AccessD (E-mail)" <AccessD at databaseadvisors.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 8:18 AM > > Subject: [AccessD] Fax: code or fax app UI > > > > > > > I have a marketing manager who needs to send a broadcast fax to 200 > > locations. He has all the names and fax numbers in an Excel sheet. I > > know > > I can automate Winfax (which we don't have a copy of at this time but > > can/will get if need be) and then I can read the names and numbers in > > via > > VBA code and send the 200 faxes. What I'm wondering though before we go > > to > > work is is there a way to feed a fax app the Excel sheet as the address > > list? In other words is there a fax app (doesn't need to be Winfax) > > that > > will accept a file as the address list? I'm trying to avoid coding if > > possible (at least for the time being). > > > > > > Also, our network guys are hard at work install an app called Faxpress > > that allows desktop receipt/sending of faxes. Does anyone here have any > > experience with this product? > > > > > > TIA, > > > > > > Jim DeMarco > > > Director Product Development > > > Hudson Health Plan > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ************************************************************************ > > **** > > ******* > > > "This electronic message is intended to be for the use only of the > > named > > recipient, and may contain information from Hudson Health Plan (HHP) > > that is > > confidential or privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you > > are > > hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the > > contents of this message is strictly prohibited. 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