PMDF User's Guide
OpenVMS Edition

As mentioned in the previous section, there are two addressing formats which you can use to send a FAX. Again, keep in mind that you might not need to learn these formats: it might be possible for you to use the pop-up FAX addressing forms.

The first addressing format is simply

fax-number@fax-domain

where fax-number is the FAX telephone number to dial (e.g., 17145551212), and fax-domain is a special domain name which directs your message to PMDF-FAX. This name was chosen by your system manager when PMDF-FAX was installed; contact your system manager to obtain the domain name which you should use. A sample FAX address in this format is

1-508-555-1212@fax.example.com

Do not include any characters other than -, +, ., and the numerals 0---9 in the fax-number without also enclosing it in double quotes:

"+1 714 555 1212"@fax.example.com

The second format is more elaborate and allows you to specify optional information which can appear on the cover page. The appearance of a FAX address in this second format is

"/attribute1=value1/attribute2=value2/.../"@fax-domain

Some of the legal attributes and associated values are given in Table 1-5.

Table 1-5 PMDF-FAX Addressing Attributes

Attribute name	Usage
AFTER	Transmit the FAX after the specified time; time must be specified in OpenVMS's standard date/time format
AT	Recipient's name
AUTH	Authorization or access code
COVER	Cover page to use
O	Recipient's organization or company
OU	Recipient's organizational unit or department
FN	Recipient's FAX telephone number
SETUP	Setup file or module to use
SFN	Your FAX telephone number
STN	Your telephone number
TN	Recipient's telephone number

A sample FAX address in this format is

"/FN=1-508-555-1212/AT=Mrocheck/TN=(800) 555-1212/"@fax.example.com

The only mandatory attribute is the telephone number for the destination FAX device, FN. All other information about the recipient is optional. More than one FN item can appear in a single address; each FAX telephone number so specified will be tried until the FAX is successfully transmitted. Also, up to four OU attributes can be specified.

The time specified with an AFTER attribute must conform to the OpenVMS date-time specification standards. For instance, "/AFTER=11-NOV-2012 22:00:00" specifies that the FAX is to be delivered to the specified recipient after 10:00 PM on November 11, 2012.