In Outlook 2007 on Windows 7, when I use the account "Fax Mail Transport" to
send an email, the message gets sent to the Exchange server on the SBS 2003
computer. Exchange sends the message to the SBS Fax and the fax gets sent. So
far, so good. However, the phone number that gets used is based upon the
sending computer's dialing settings. For example, if I'm on the road with my
laptop, VPN into the SBS server and send the message, the dialing settings
being used is the one on the laptop for the location I'm currently at. Well,
since sending a fax this way the fax is dialed by the server, it would make
more sense to me if the phone number was passed to the server and the sever's
dialing settings were used since the location of the server is where the fax
is actually being dialed from. Also, even if I have to change it on the
laptop, there is nowhere in the message (at least not that I've found) to
change the dailing rules to the home rules. I have to go to Control Panel or
bring up a DUN connection and change the setting before sending the message
via the Fax Mail Transport.
The best fix for this would be to use the server's dialing rules. Is there a
way to do that? If not, is there a way to have the local computers dialing
rules option appear in the message when I select Fax Mail Transport as the
sending account in Outlook for an easier way to make the change?