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How to Perform the "/fax_status" Command

This tutorial provides instruction on how to perform the /fax_status command with DirectFax Messenger.


Info, Notes and Warnings

A “registering user” refers to the user that registered DirectFax in this particular instance.

This action only works when looking up numbers that are hosted with etherFAX.


Prerequisites:

Before reading these instructions be sure that the following prerequisites are met:

  • A registered 1:1 Instance or Slack Channel Instance.

  • The registering user.


Instructions

Check on a fax number before sending from a Slack channel with DirectFax Messenger

  1. Depending on your need, select the DirectFax Messenger app in your 1:1 Instance or the Slack Channel Instance as the registering user.

  2. In the message field, type /fax_status:

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  1. Click Enter. Thereafter, you will be presented with your DirectFax Messenger’s details:

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You have now successfully performed the /fax_destination_info command!


Ending Notes and Details

In Slack Channel Instances, this will not work unless performed by the registering user.


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