Determining whether on-net or off-net delivery applies for document distribution and routing document via gateway responsive to document designated for on-net delivery

A system for electronic document distribution, the system comprising:

• a processor;
• a non-transitory computer-readable medium;
• and
• stored instructions translatable by the processor for:
• receiving a document for distribution, the system having a direct network path to a data network and communicatively connected to a gateway having an inbound interface, a first outbound interface, a second outbound interfaces, and a logical crossover connection between the inbound interface and the first outbound interface of the gateway;
• determining destination accounts for distribution of the document;
• determining whether any of the destination accounts is associated with a network-based fax service;
• depending upon whether a destination account is associated with the network-based fax service, designating the document for an on-net delivery, an off-net delivery, or a combination thereof;
• formatting the document for distribution;
• and
• responsive to the document being designated for the on-net delivery, routing the document thus formatted through the logical crossover connection between the inbound interface and the first outbound interfaces of the gateway, wherein the routing the document through the logical crossover connection of the gateway bypasses the data network.

A computer program product for electronic document distribution, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions translatable by a computer for:

• receiving a document for distribution, the computer having a direct network path to a data network and communicatively connected to a gateway having an inbound interface, a first outbound interface, a second outbound interfaces, and a logical crossover connection between the inbound interface and the first outbound interface of the gateway;
• determining destination accounts for distribution of the document;
• determining whether any of the destination accounts is associated with a network-based fax service;
• depending upon whether a destination account is associated with the network-based fax service, designating the document for an on-net delivery, an off-net delivery, or a combination thereof;
• formatting the document for distribution;
• and
• responsive to the document being designated for the on-net delivery, routing the document thus formatted through the logical crossover connection between the inbound interface and the first outbound interfaces of the gateway, wherein the routing the document through the logical crossover connection of the gateway bypasses the data network.