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Outsourcing Inbound Fax Service?

Posted by timothy on from the slipping-around-the-pieces-of-paper dept.

bergeron76 asks: "Does anyone know of a way to provide a large company with inbound fax capability via email? We're a linux shop and I'd like to be able to have inbound faxes come in as .JPGs via email. I've seen this before I think , but I'd like to know if anyone out there could recommend anything in particular." Anyone out there had luck in sorting out the wheat from the chaff among the many fax-related applications?

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  1. Re:hmmm incoming faxes? by technos · · Score: 2

    All of them can, per se.. A tif file is just a handy wrapper around the CCITT compressed data that a fax machine would normally send..

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  2. PMFax by LordNimon · · Score: 2

    The OS/2 version of PMFax (www.kellergroup.com) supports emailing incoming faxes. I used to do this at home. They have a Linux verion, but I'm not sure if it has the same capability, since the OS/2 version relied on OS/2's built-in Rexx support.
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  3. J2 Communications, formerly jfax.com by stilwebm · · Score: 2

    J2 (www.j2.com) has a the following services:

    Receive faxes and voicemail in your email inbox, and store them on your PC. No fax machine required.

    Send faxes from your email, the web, or a Palm VII. Record your voicemail message and send it as an email attachment to one person or broadcast to a group.

    They have several other services too.