Overview
GFI FaxMaker Monitor is used to monitor the status of GFI FaxMaker FaxServer Service (fmserver), GFI Message Transfer Agent service, and the queued faxes.
This article describes the process of updating a fax monitor with the status of the fax.
Information
When fmserver receives a fax request (Send Fax()):
- It creates an
FMMonitorObjectand adds it to the Publisher.FMMonitorObjectis a reflection of the real fax. - When fax moves over different processing steps (pending, sending, sent and other), the fmserver updates the
FMMonitorObjectto reflect the actual fax status and attributes. - When the fax processing is finished, the fax information is stored in a .sfm file for three days.
- After three days, the .sfm file is deleted and the
FMMonitorObjectis marked as deleted.fmmonitorlibwill delete the marked as deletedFMMonitorObjectafter five minutes.
