Document Action: 'Internet FAX Gateway Functions' to Informational RFC

The IESG has approved the following document:

- 'Internet FAX Gateway Functions '
   <draft-ietf-fax-gateway-protocol-12.txt> as an Informational RFC

This document is the product of the Internet Fax Working Group. 

The IESG contact persons are Scott Hollenbeck and Ted Hardie.

Technical Summary

An Internet FAX Gateway provides functions which translate 
facsimile between the general switched telephone network (GSTN) 
the Internet. This document provides information on recommended 
behaviors for Internet FAX Gateways Functions for email-based 
Internet fax. In this context, an Offramp means facsimile data 
transmission to the GSTN from the Internet, and onramp means 
facsimile data transmission to Internet from the GSTN. This 
document covers the delivery-process of the data among equipment 
which may include Internet Fax terminals, PCs on the Internet 
and FAX terminal on GSTN. 

Working Group Summary

This document is a product of the Internet FAX Working Group.

Protocol Quality

Ned Freed and Scott Hollenbeck reviewed this specification