Methods and apparatus to perform outdial facsimile services are disclosed.
A disclosed method comprises sending an admittance request message
containing a destination from a communication device to a gatekeeper,
receiving an admittance response message containing an address of a
gateway at the communication device, establishing a simple message
transfer protocol (SMTP) session with the gateway, and transmitting a
copy of a stored facsimile from the communication device via the gateway
to the destination.