I've never worked with it, but maybe Hylafax can do this: http://www.howtoforge.com/build-a-hylafax-server-with-avantfax-on-debian-etch
hylafax is a great fax server but I think what we are looking for is a fax gateway. the TPC Project www.tpc.int might be what you are looking for but for some reason may is not coming up for me. I do know that for it to work you have to be sending to an area where somebody is running a hylafax server/gateway that supports it. It also seems to me that there were some inherent commands in sending an email that may also support faxing but I am not exact;y sure what there are or if they would even work if TPC died. http://74.6.117.48/search/srpcache?...4&icp=1&.intl=us&sig=taohsmAWetUWVl..9EnyCw-- http://faxanswers.com/answers/tpcint-free-fax-service