Windows fax and scan send results in "No answer" if receiving machine send fax tone without ringing.

[Gary R. Meadows]

For quite a long time now, we cannot send faxes via Windows Fax and Scan to any machine/server that answers the call without ringing but immediately answers with a fax tone. Our end will never initiate the send and returns a "No Answer" response. I can always manually send the fax via a fax machine, so it is not an issue with phone lines or the receiving machine. I have searched for literally years and have never found anyone even asking this question, let alone an answer. This happens on multiple servers, with multiple operating systems (Windows 7, 10, Server 2012, Server 2016), over several

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