Disconnecting from a Fax Server

It is the responsibility of the calling fax client application to disconnect from the fax server.

In the Win32 Environment

A fax client application must call the FaxClose function as the last function before it terminates. The function disconnects the calling application from the fax server by deallocating the following handles:

• Fax server handles returned by calls to the FaxConnectFaxServer function
• Fax port handles returned by calls to the FaxOpenPort function

In the COM Implementation Environment

If you are writing a C/C++ application, call the IFaxServer::Disconnect method to terminate the connection to a fax server. Then call the IUnknown::Release method to allow the FaxServer object to deallocate itself. You may also need to call IUnknown::Release again to destroy additional interface pointers.

If you are writing a Visual Basic application, you must call the Disconnect method of the FaxServer object to disconnect from the fax server before your application terminates.

For more information, see Connecting to a Fax Server.