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http://www-usa.tpc.int/tpc_info.html

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                   E-MAIL-TO-FAX GATEWAYS ON THE INTERNET

INTRODUCTION:

An experiment started in June 1993 now makes it possible to send free faxes
to many different parts of the world through internet e-mail. The recipient
name and faxnumber is converted into an e-mail address within the remote
printing domain, tpc.int, and the e-mail message is routed via the internet
to a computer near the destination. This, in turn, converts the e-mail
message to a fax and transmits it through the local telephone network to the
recipient's fax machine. Coverage is still somewhat limited, but is rapidly
expanding.

ADDRESS FORMAT:

   remote-printer.USER@FAXNUMBER.iddd.tpc.int

USER:

   * Name and location of recipient for the cover sheet
   * The character '_' is converted to a space
   * The character '/' is converted to an end-of-line sequence

FAXNUMBER:

   * Leave out long distance and international access codes
   * Begin with country code
   * Strip out punctuation characters
   * Maximum number of digits is 15

EXAMPLE:

Sending an e-mail to:

   remote-printer.John_Doe/IBM@11234567890.iddd.tpc.int

will send a fax to the U.S. number 123-456-7890 (the extra '1' at the
beginning is the required country code for the USA) with a coversheet output
like this:

   Please deliver to:
   John Doe
   IBM

The message content of the e-mail follows on separate pages of the fax
transmission.

MAIL SERVICES:

   * Current coverage: tpccover@info.tpc.int *
   * Frequently-Asked-Questions: tpcfaq@info.tpc.int
   * Mailing list subscription: majordomo@info.tpc.int (Body: subscribe
     tpc-rp)
   * Mailing list contributions: tpc-rp@info.tpc.int
   * How to use list-server: majordomo@info.tpc.int *
   * Administrative questions: tpcadmin@info.tpc.int

* - Automatic Mail Servers

DOCUMENTATION:

   * General principles and policy: RFC 1530
   * Administrative policies: RFC 1529
   * Technical procedures: RFC 1528

Henrik Simonsen (henrik@vax.wi.mit.edu) January 1994

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