Technical information

FAX FUNDAMENTALS
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To send a single fax request without using your profile settings, include this on your vfx command line:
vfx ... -t udf="no"
Note
If you do not want to use your profile settings to send a fax, you can also omit the udf tag from your fax envelope.
Not including it is the same as setting it to false or no.
Directories
Directories store fax addressing and routing (i.e., fax recipient) information.
People People records store fax addressing and routing information for a single individual.
Groups Group records are lists of people. They are a convenient method of sending the same fax to multiple
people. This is useful for faxing an entire department or marketing prospect list.
Groups can also be used to receive faxes for an entire workgroup, allowing any member of that group to
process received faxes on behalf of the entire group. This is useful for departments like Customer
Support or Sales where fax supports duties can be shared among various persons in the group.
Public
directory
There is only one public directory. It is read-only to all fax users and can be used to send or route faxes
to anyone listed in the public directory. Only fax administrators can modify information in the public
directory.
Private
directories
Private directories are owned by a particular user and are typically controlled so only that user can
access these entries. Only one private directory can be displayed at a time, and the owner is the only
person who can modify information in that private directory.
External
directories
VSI-FAX supports external Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) directories for storing fax
addressing and routing information. However, before you can use an LDAP directory, you must explicitly
add it via MMC. Refer to the VSI-FAX Server Administration help for additional information.
Resources
Resources are common elements that are available to all users when they send faxes.
Attachments Attachments are text, PCL, TIFF, Postscript, or Epson files that can be added to a fax transmission.
Attachments are usually re-usable items such as price lists and promotional materials that are
repeatedly sent. In Windows, attachments may also be any document type supported by DDE.
Cover
Pages
VSI-FAX cover pages are template files that dynamically populate themselves with information when a
fax is sent. You can use the default cover pages that Esker provides or design your own with
CoverMaker.
Folders Folders are a logical collection of attachment files. When you attach a folder to a fax, all files in that
folder are included in the fax.
Overlays Overlays are files, such as letterhead, that can be placed on top of a fax.
See also
Refer to the VSI-FAX CoverMaker help for information about using CoverMaker to design custom cover pages.
Logs
The fax server generates many different kinds of logs. You can use these logs to troubleshoot problems, get fax
status, or review server history.
Event logs Event logs provide detailed information about each device, class, or fax server process.
Inbound fax log The inbound fax log maintains a detailed record of each received fax.