Does the Vista Ultimate Fax facility provide for import of a text file
of contact details ie names and fax numbers, so I can fax blast a
document to 500 sales contacts for example? Currently I am using
WinFax from Symantec for XP and it doesn't work under Vista.

Alternatively can someone suggest third party industrial strength
software for this sort of application?



Also I have a USB fax modem and a PCMCIA fax modem on my notebook and
WinFax can send through both simultaneously. Is there any way of
achieving this in Vista?

Windows Fax and Scan does not support sending to multiple recipients. It may
claim it does, but it doesn't.
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Russ Valentine
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<eagle@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Does the Vista Ultimate Fax facility provide for import of a text file
> of contact details ie names and fax numbers, so I can fax blast a
> document to 500 sales contacts for example? Currently I am using
> WinFax from Symantec for XP and it doesn't work under Vista.
>
> Alternatively can someone suggest third party industrial strength
> software for this sort of application?
>
> Also I have a USB fax modem and a PCMCIA fax modem on my notebook and
> WinFax can send through both simultaneously. Is there any way of
> achieving this in Vista?

Well I've never tried it but the Help & Support FAQ's state
"When you create or forward a fax, just type the fax number for each
recipient, separated by semicolons, in the To box. You can also select one
or more recipients from the Windows Contacts folder (if you use it to store
fax numbers for your contacts)"

Which means theoretically it can be done but the contacts would have to be
setup, probably in a Notepad file, first and then copied into the To field.

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Peter
<eagle@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Does the Vista Ultimate Fax facility provide for import of a text file
> of contact details ie names and fax numbers, so I can fax blast a
> document to 500 sales contacts for example? Currently I am using
> WinFax from Symantec for XP and it doesn't work under Vista.
>
> Alternatively can someone suggest third party industrial strength
> software for this sort of application?
>
> Also I have a USB fax modem and a PCMCIA fax modem on my notebook and
> WinFax can send through both simultaneously. Is there any way of
> achieving this in Vista?

Here area several third party offerings compatible with Vista that may suit
your needs:

Snappy Fax
http://www.snappysoftware.com/
RKSFax
http://www.rkssoftware.com/rksfax/overview.html
VentaFax
http://www.ventafax.com/
FaxTalk FaxCenter Pro 7.5
http://www.faxtalk.com/products/ftfcp/index.htm

FaxTalk even provides its own Distinctive Ring support.

Hal
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<eagle@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:u5h2d49hr6svhrnr64cfe0kistu6iilv6m@xxxxxx

> Does the Vista Ultimate Fax facility provide for import of a text file
> of contact details ie names and fax numbers, so I can fax blast a
> document to 500 sales contacts for example? Currently I am using
> WinFax from Symantec for XP and it doesn't work under Vista.
>
> Alternatively can someone suggest third party industrial strength
> software for this sort of application?
>
> Also I have a USB fax modem and a PCMCIA fax modem on my notebook and
> WinFax can send through both simultaneously. Is there any way of
> achieving this in Vista?