Side-by-side comparison of web service methods

Comparison of outbound methods

	SendCharFax	Sendfax	SendfaxEx_2
Multiple fax numbers allowed			X
Send textual file (TXT, HTML, PS, etc)	x	x	x
Send binary file (DOC, XLS, PDF, etc)		x	x
Send 8-bit characters in HTML file (accented letters, etc.)		x	x
Send multiple documents			x
Postpone faxes			x
Set CSID (overrides user setting default)			x
Set ‘Subject’ for reference			x
Set email confirmation reply address (overrides user setting default)			x
Set page size to A4, Letter, Legal, or B4 (overrides user setting default)			x
Set page orientation to Portrait or Landscape (overrides user setting default)			x
Set resolution to Standard or Fine (overrides user setting default)			x
Set rendering optimization to Greyscale or B&W (overrides user setting default)			x

	FaxStatus	FaxQuery	FaxQuery2
Can limit number of returned transactions	x	x	x
Can limit by date range			x
Can limit results by fax number			x
Can limit results by confirmation email address			x
Can limit by results transaction ID	x	x	x
Can limit results by parent transaction ID (broadcast)		x	x
Can limit results by fax status (successful, failed, etc.)			x
Returns total count of user transactions	x	x	x
Returns count of records returned by query	x	x	x
Returns submission time	x	x	x
Returns postponed-to time	x	x	x
Returns completion time	x	x	x
Returns destination fax number	x	x	x
Returns received CSID	x	x	x
Returns total pages sent	x	x	x
Returns transmission result	x	x	x
Returns fax transmission duration	x	x	x
Returns fax subject (if submitted)	x	x	x
Returns number of pages originally submitted		x	x
If fax broadcast – returns parent ID		x	x
Returns submitter’s username		x	x
Returns email confirmation address		x	x
Returns fax cost (Units x CostPerUnit)		x	x
Returns page size (A4, Letter, Legal, B4)		x	x
Returns page orientation (Portrait, Landscape)		x	x
Returns resolution (Standard, Fine)		x	x
Returns rendering optimization (Greyscale, B&W)		x	x
Returns statistical information, broken down by status code			x