On net faxing

A system for distributing documents over a network, comprising:

• a computer executing a fax service, the computer having at least one processor and at least one non-transitory memory, the computer further comprising:
• a fax monitor for receiving, via a fax service network, a fax from one of a plurality of fax service subscribers, the fax associated with a destination identifier, the fax monitor determining whether the fax is destined for another one of the plurality of fax service subscribers based on the destination identifier;
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• a fax controller coupled to the fax monitor and configured to send the fax;
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• a gateway having an inbound interface, an outbound interface, a port embodying a fax service crossover connection between the inbound interface and the outbound interface, at least one processor, and at least one memory, the gateway coupled to the computer executing the fax controller and configured to route the fax via the fax service crossover connection, the fax service crossover connection bypassing the fax service network while permitting appearance of transmission using the fax service network if the fax is destined for another one of the plurality of fax service subscribers or, otherwise, to route the fax over at least one outside network.

A method for distributing documents over a network, comprising:

• receiving, via a fax service network from a fax server having a plurality of fax server subscribers, a fax associated with one of the fax server subscribers and a destination identifier, the fax server having at least one processor and at least one non-transitory memory, the fax server further comprising:
• an on-net outbound controller;
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• an off-net outbound controller;
• determining, by the fax server, whether the fax is destined for another one of the plurality of fax server subscribers based on the destination identifier;
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• if the destination identifier is associated with another one of the fax server subscribers, routing the fax using the on-net outbound controller of the fax server such that the fax is routed via an on-net connection of a gateway, the gateway having an inbound interface, an outbound interface, a port embodying the on-net connection between the inbound interface and the outbound interface, at least one processor, and at least one memory, the on-net connection bypassing the fax service network while permitting appearance of transmission using the fax service network, or otherwise, routing the fax using the off-net outbound controller of the fax server such that the fax is routed via an off-net outbound interface of the gateway to at least one outbound network.

A system for distributing documents over a network, comprising:

• a fax server for use by a plurality of fax server subscribers, the fax server having at least one processor and at least one memory, the fax server further comprising:
• an on-net outbound controller;
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• an off-net outbound controller;
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• a gateway having:
• at least one processor;
• at least one memory;
• an inbound interface;
• an on-net outbound interface coupled to the on-net outbound controller of the fax server;
• an off-net outbound interface coupled to the off-net outbound controller of the fax server and to at least one outbound network;
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• a port embodying an on-net connection between the inbound interface and the on-net outbound interface, the fax server configured to receive, via a fax service network, a fax associated with one of the fax server subscribers and a destination identifier, and route the fax, if the destination identifier is associated with another one of the fax server subscribers, using the on-net outbound controller such that the fax is routed via the on-net connection of the gateway, the on-net connection bypassing the fax service network while permitting appearance of transmission using the fax service network, or otherwise, route the fax using the off-net outbound controller such that the fax is routed via the off-net outbound interface of the gateway to the at least one outbound network.