What are the trade-offs?

[Torben Frandsen]

Hello group

I'm sort of new to the fax libraries and I feel like I've been paradropped
in uncharted territory. I'm trying to find out how to choose which library
and platform I should develop for. It seems that there are some trade-offs,
but what are they?

Basically, what I'm looking for is "for Win2k you can only use this library
and only use so many devices - for Server 2k3 you can also use that library
and use so many devices etc."

If anyone could tell me that or point me to the secret MSDN article on the
topic, I'd be glad.

Torben

 

[Loganatr [MSFT]]

From Win2000 onwards (except for SBS 2000) all OS's support Fax COM API.
Additionaly from Windows XP, Windows 2003 and SBS2003 supports extended COM
API also.

MSDN Link for Fax Service SDK
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/fax/faxusing_4z1n.asp

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[Torben Frandsen]

From Win2000 onwards (except for SBS 2000) all OS's support Fax COM
API. Additionaly from Windows XP, Windows 2003 and SBS2003 supports
extended COM API also.

Thanks. Can you also tell me the maximum number of devices for each
platform?

Torben

 

[Raghavendra R [MSFT]]

Feature
Description
Windows 2000
BOS/SBS 2K
Windows XP
Windows Server 2003
SBS 2003


Device limit
Limit the number of active fax devices according to the SKU
2 devices
No limit
1
1 device in Web Server SKU,

4 devices in Server & Embedded, No limit in Enterprise & Data Center
editions
No limit



Hope that helps.
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