fax program?

[Martin Laberge]

On October 3, 2007 14:12:31 Shawn McCuan wrote:
> I dont understand why people even bother with fax machines anymore...
> We have scanners, printers, email, and internet - why use such a horribly
> slow technology?
> 
> I spent over a year at my previous job converting them from their ancient
> dependance on the fax machine. But, even though I got most of them using
> electronic equivelents, they still "had" to use the fax machine every once
> and awhile...and convincing some of the vendors to stop sending faxes took
> months. (even when those businesses HAD online solutions.)
> 
> On 10/3/07, Matt Price <matt.price at utoronto.ca> wrote:
> >
> > hi folks,
> >
> > I am occasionally asked to fax something somewhere, but I don't use this
> > outdated technology anymore...  I'm wondering whether anyone knows of
> > some kind of service allowing one to send faxes directly from the
> > computer, preferably a free service using Free software that works with
> > ubuntu.  Just looking fora suggestion, I guess.  thanks,
> >
> > matt
> >
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> > matt.price at utoronto.ca
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Use the mgetty/sendfax package. i used it long ago and it was beautiful

must be much better today

allowing to send faxes from files or mails, and receive fax to files, mails, printer.

one machine in your group (server) is responsible of the modem-fax and all others
can use it as easily as sending en Email to the user 555-1212 at fax or printing a file on
the FAX printer, (with a popup asking for the tel number)

(PS: all this, supposing you configure it this way, there are other ways...)


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