tt08 started this topic @ 08:21 on 15/05/2007
Hi,
Our business still uses faxes and a pure fax to email email to fax service isn't appropraite, what I would like is a "normal" fax machine that has software that instead of printing the fax sends as an e-mail or put's it in a network share.
I could build a fax server but the costs with s/w etc are quite high and I'd need a scanner for those not done on a PC moments.
Does anyone else have this in place and if so what make and model.
Thanks
RE: Fax Machines
Zane | 16/05/2007 09:14 PM
Guess the best option for what you are looking at would be an efax.
You will be provided with a fax number and all the faxes that you would like to receive will be mailed across to your email id as attachments and similarly any fax that you wish to send can be sent as efax.
If the receiver has a fax machine whatever fax document you forward via efax will be sent and received by the receiver as a regular fax document in his faz machine.
The same applies as in if the sender sends dox through a regular fax machine to your efax number the documents will be forwarded as attachments to your email id.
You just need to search the right service provider who offers the serice in UK.
This is more convinent, no invesment on fax machines etc. And file management is also easier
Hope this information helps...
Zane
RE: Fax Machines
adman | 16/05/2007 11:23 PM
Originally posted by: tt08
and a pure fax to email email to fax service isn't appropraite
Don't have a solution I'm afraid. I have an All in one printer and a fax to email number. All faxes I send out have the fax to email number on as the default fax number so any that are replied to come to my computer. I can send faxes from PC and from the printer.
Sadly it doesn't do sending faxes as email.. I've not heard of one that does.
Adam
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RE: Fax Machines
Nick Dyer | 18/05/2007 10:35 AM
Hi,
We have Ventafax software available as a backup to our regular fax machine.
Using ventafax in place of a fax machine lets a PC receive and send faxes automatically just as if it was an actual fax machine. You can also email the faxes should you choose to do so.
The received faxes can be stored in a shared network drive easily by just choosing the directory location in the Settings.
The only hardware you need is a PCI or external modem.
http://www.ventafax.com/
I hope that helps.
Regards
Nick
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RE: Fax Machines
AstarothSolutions | 18/05/2007 01:12 PM
You say a fax to email service isnt appropriate but then say you want a machine that does fax to email?
Most fax to emails are free as they use an 0870 number so get their income from the call charges.
Sending faxes is simple software on your PC - scan in a copy of your signiture and you can place it on documents as and when necessary.
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