Re: [Thinkpad] [TP-almost on topic] Faxes

Without new hardware? By "receive the fax", do you mean route it to your
computer and make a file out of it? Do you have a fax program installed?

Speaking of intercepting unwelcome messages intended for someone else:

A radio station in Philadelphia with a huge urban late-night teenage
listener base once started using a number for its contest line that was one
digit different -- "five" vs "nine" - making it indistinguishable to many
people -- from my elderly mother's home phone number. After weeks of being
awakened at all hours by kids taking their frustration at not winning out on
her, and being ignored when she pleaded with the station to change its
contest number, she solved the problem herself. When she got what sounded
like a very intoxicated bunch of guys calling from a party late one Saturday
night, she screeched back at them:

"CONGRATULATIONS!!! TO CLAIM THE GRAND PRIZE, COME ON DOWN TO THE STATION!
AND EVERYONE WHO CAN MAKE IT HERE WITHIN THE NEXT THIRTY MINUTES WILL GET AN
ADDITIONAL DOOR PRIZE!!!"

The station manager realized, of course, what had happened and actually
called her a couple days later and blustered threats at her, but she said
"I'll answer my phone any way I damn please. In fact I've been busy thinking
up even more creative prizes for my lucky winners." She had no more trouble
with late-night wrong numbers after that.

Deanna

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Ross" <ross@math.hawaii.edu>
To: <thinkpad@stderr.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 1:13 PM
Subject: [Thinkpad] [TP-almost on topic] Faxes

> This all reminds me of a question I have had for years, which is
> actually on-topic. My office phone number is very close to that of an
> athletics department FAX machine, and they love their FAXes over there,
> and aren't so good with numbers. As a result, I get rather a lot of
> attempted FAX calls. I would like to be able to actually receive these
> faxes, but otherwise just use my phone as a phone, and do this without
> buying a FAX machine or other new hardware. Is there any
> laptop/software solution that can intercept a call, ascertain if it is a
> fax, if so receive the fax, otherwise just pass the call on to the
> phone?
>
> David
>
>
> > That is very good info. I have tried to proceed, especially agianst
> those
> > who send me faxes at 4 AM!
> > So far I have been unable to trace the phone numbers, even after doing
> a
> > private call block and reverse trace through the phone company.
> > I wonder if the FCC can do any better.
> > If I knew who the bastards are, I would do better than a lawsuit,
> that's for
> > sure.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Peter Seebach" <seebs@plethora.net>
> > To: <thinkpad@stderr.org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 2:55 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] Nabble
> >
> >
> > > In message <001401c64de6$0e91f0a0$2df9b90a@T43hiresb>, "Bruce
> Markowitz"
> > > writes
> > > :
> > >>Can you send me more info about suing junk faxers? I have a real
> problem
> > >>with that
> > >
> > > www.junkfaxes.org
> > >
> > > -s
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