Re: flexfax: Volume questions

[Carl Patten <cpatte@trimodalinc.com>]

David Birnbaum wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 4 Sep 1998, Nico Kadel-Garcia wrote:
> 
> > > We're getting ready to deploy a rather large fax application...I was
> > > wondering, does anyone have any practical experience with the Hylafax
> > > software and how much it can handle?  We're looking at a four-CPU SPARC
> > > machine running Solaris, with potentially 96 modems attached to it, and
> > > potentially several of these machines.  We're looking to use Hylafax,
> > > since it gives us the source to put in our own hooks and enhancements, but
> > > I haven't heard of anyone using it with more than 8 modems attached to it.
> >
> > Bless you! What a wonderful use of freeware! Have you looked into what
> > brand of modem you will use?
> 
> We've had good results with the eight USR modems we have attached to it
> now, but I'll be damned if USR gets another $ of mine the way they've
> treated us up until this point.  I have a Hayes Century chassis (Rockwell
> based) lying around with 16 modems that we'll expand with temporariliy,
> but when we get serious I'll probably price out high-density rack
> solutions that seem to have the best fax firmware.
> 

Since you are avoiding USR, I'd like to recommend MultiTech.  My company
has had great success with rack-mounted MultiTech MT2834BR fax modems
set up to fax automatic reports round-robin.  We send 3000-4000 faxes
per month.

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Carl Patten
Systems Administrator
Trimodal Inc.