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"Metspitzer" wrote in message ... That would be a handy feature That's how most E-Fax services work. When a fax is sent to your number you receive it as an emailed attachment. |
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On 8/9/2011 3:42 PM, Seth wrote:
"Metspitzer" wrote in message ... That would be a handy feature That's how most E-Fax services work. When a fax is sent to your number you receive it as an emailed attachment. In my previous machine, using Windows XP, I had a Fax Modem, which was occasionally useful. Do such things work under Windows 7? I have to admit that I have not needed to send or receive a fax in the past 8 months but I still have the old machine and I suppose I could remember how to fax. -- James Silverton, Potomac I'm *not* |
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James Silverton wrote:
On 8/9/2011 3:42 PM, Seth wrote: "Metspitzer" wrote in message ... That would be a handy feature That's how most E-Fax services work. When a fax is sent to your number you receive it as an emailed attachment. In my previous machine, using Windows XP, I had a Fax Modem, which was occasionally useful. Do such things work under Windows 7? I have to admit that I have not needed to send or receive a fax in the past 8 months but I still have the old machine and I suppose I could remember how to fax. Fax is doable in Win7, although I've never done it. Open "Help and Support" enter "fax" in the search box. -- Crash "Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are more pliable." ~ Laurence J. Peter ~ |
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On 09/08/2011 4:01 PM, James Silverton wrote:
In my previous machine, using Windows XP, I had a Fax Modem, which was occasionally useful. Do such things work under Windows 7? I have to admit that I have not needed to send or receive a fax in the past 8 months but I still have the old machine and I suppose I could remember how to fax. Sure, why not? Fax modems as devices are still supported in Win7, all you would need is a fax software to encode and decode them. Yousuf Khan |
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On 09/08/2011 22:13, Yousuf Khan wrote:
On 09/08/2011 4:01 PM, James Silverton wrote: In my previous machine, using Windows XP, I had a Fax Modem, which was occasionally useful. Do such things work under Windows 7? I have to admit that I have not needed to send or receive a fax in the past 8 months but I still have the old machine and I suppose I could remember how to fax. Sure, why not? Fax modems as devices are still supported in Win7, all you would need is a fax software to encode and decode them. Yousuf Khan Wouldn't you need a dial-up modem, though? A broadband one won't do. Ed |
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Hi, Ed.
My new HP OfficeJet Pro 8500A all-in-one printer has the fax - including the modem - built into it...somewhere. All I know is that the phone cord from the wall jack plugs into the back of the printer. A second jack alongside the first takes the phone cable from the printer to the phone on my desk. I haven't had a dial-up modem since I got Internet cable over 5 years ago and my computer has no way (except through this printer) to connect to a phone line. In my whole life I've sent/received no more than a dozen or so faxes. But a relative needed one soon after I got this printer in January. In a few minutes, we received a faxed form from a business in Nevada, signed it, and faxed it back. I'm not sure how it worked, but it worked. Once. And I'm sure it will work again if I need it. RC -- R. C. White, CPA San Marcos, TX Microsoft Windows MVP (2002-2010) Windows Live Mail 2011 (Build 15.4.3538.0513) in Win7 Ultimate x64 SP1 "Ed Cryer" wrote in message ... On 09/08/2011 22:13, Yousuf Khan wrote: On 09/08/2011 4:01 PM, James Silverton wrote: In my previous machine, using Windows XP, I had a Fax Modem, which was occasionally useful. Do such things work under Windows 7? I have to admit that I have not needed to send or receive a fax in the past 8 months but I still have the old machine and I suppose I could remember how to fax. Sure, why not? Fax modems as devices are still supported in Win7, all you would need is a fax software to encode and decode them. Yousuf Khan Wouldn't you need a dial-up modem, though? A broadband one won't do. Ed |
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On Tue, 09 Aug 2011 15:37:15 -0400, Metspitzer
wrote: That would be a handy feature What I really meant to say is that instead of entering a fax number you should be able to enter an email address. |
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On Tue, 09 Aug 2011 17:13:14 -0400, Yousuf Khan
wrote: On 09/08/2011 4:01 PM, James Silverton wrote: In my previous machine, using Windows XP, I had a Fax Modem, which was occasionally useful. Do such things work under Windows 7? I have to admit that I have not needed to send or receive a fax in the past 8 months but I still have the old machine and I suppose I could remember how to fax. Sure, why not? Fax modems as devices are still supported in Win7, all you would need is a fax software to encode and decode them. I guess I'm in the minority, but it boggles my mind why these days there are still fax machines, fax modems, fax software, etc. Doesn't almost everyone have e-mail and a scanner? |
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On Tue, 09 Aug 2011 22:15:22 +0100, Ed Cryer
wrote: On 09/08/2011 22:13, Yousuf Khan wrote: On 09/08/2011 4:01 PM, James Silverton wrote: In my previous machine, using Windows XP, I had a Fax Modem, which was occasionally useful. Do such things work under Windows 7? I have to admit that I have not needed to send or receive a fax in the past 8 months but I still have the old machine and I suppose I could remember how to fax. Sure, why not? Fax modems as devices are still supported in Win7, all you would need is a fax software to encode and decode them. Yousuf Khan Wouldn't you need a dial-up modem, though? A broadband one won't do. Yes, but note the following two points: 1. He said fax modem. A fax modem is *always* a dial-up modem. There is no other kind. 2. There's really no such thing as a broadband modem. The term "modem" is short for "modulator-demodulator." Technically, it's a device that converts the analog signal on the telephone line to the digital signal needed by a computer, and vice-versa. Technically, any device that doesn't do that analog to digital conversion is not a modem (but see below). A device that connects to a high-speed internet connection is properly called a "gateway," not a modem, because that high-speed internet connection is digital to begin with. So there's no analog to digital conversion, no modulating or demodulating is required, and the term "modem" is technically inappropriate. However, the difference between a modem and a gateway is not widely known, and the term "modem" is widely used for both types of devices. Some people strenuously object to this usage, because it's not technically correct. My personal feeling is that, leaving aside the analog to digital conversion issue, both devices do essentially the same thing--they connect a computer (or network) to the internet. Since there is no term that is really correct for any device that connects a computer to the internet, and since the term "modem" is so widely used for this, I think insisting that a gateway not be called a modem is just rigid and inflexible. Despite the original meaning of the term, for all practical purposes, calling that DSL or cable device on your desk a "modem" is far and away the best thing to do. Like so many English words, the word "modem" has changed its meaning over time. |
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On 09/08/2011 22:39, R. C. White wrote:
Hi, Ed. My new HP OfficeJet Pro 8500A all-in-one printer has the fax - including the modem - built into it...somewhere. All I know is that the phone cord from the wall jack plugs into the back of the printer. A second jack alongside the first takes the phone cable from the printer to the phone on my desk. I haven't had a dial-up modem since I got Internet cable over 5 years ago and my computer has no way (except through this printer) to connect to a phone line. In my whole life I've sent/received no more than a dozen or so faxes. But a relative needed one soon after I got this printer in January. In a few minutes, we received a faxed form from a business in Nevada, signed it, and faxed it back. I'm not sure how it worked, but it worked. Once. And I'm sure it will work again if I need it. RC -- R. C. White, CPA San Marcos, TX Microsoft Windows MVP (2002-2010) Windows Live Mail 2011 (Build 15.4.3538.0513) in Win7 Ultimate x64 SP1 I can't figure out the purpose of the cable from machine to phone. The rest is very orthodox fax stuff, and yes, it will have a dial-up modem since it has to send digital signals down an analogue network and convert analogue to digital on input. Modem (modulator-demodulator). How much for the whole box of tricks? I've been considering an all-in-one printer-scanner-copier. They're so cheap these days. If I could get one with a fax-usable modem in it as well, then all the better. Ed |
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Metspitzer wrote:
That would be a handy feature So just what are you asking for? That Windows 7, a workstation OS, become a server in providing a fax-to-email gateway? You didn't pay for a server-grade version of Windows. There are already lots of fax-to-email gateways available for sending and for receiving. If you want some suggestions on those then ask about them. |
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"Ken Blake" wrote in message ... I guess I'm in the minority, but it boggles my mind why these days there are still fax machines, fax modems, fax software, etc. Doesn't almost everyone have e-mail and a scanner? Medical world, financial world, real estate world all still use faxes. No...I'd say most households don't have stand alone scanners. So that just leaves households with multi-function printers and I'm still betting it's a percentage down in the teens. Office establishments that offer fax service are doing far more business with faxes than they used to as far fewer people own fax machines these days. Yes, faxes are dying but it's a slow slow death. |
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Ken Blake wrote:
On Tue, 09 Aug 2011 17:13:14 -0400, Yousuf Khan wrote: On 09/08/2011 4:01 PM, James Silverton wrote: In my previous machine, using Windows XP, I had a Fax Modem, which was occasionally useful. Do such things work under Windows 7? I have to admit that I have not needed to send or receive a fax in the past 8 months but I still have the old machine and I suppose I could remember how to fax. Sure, why not? Fax modems as devices are still supported in Win7, all you would need is a fax software to encode and decode them. I guess I'm in the minority, but it boggles my mind why these days there are still fax machines, fax modems, fax software, etc. Doesn't almost everyone have e-mail and a scanner? You'd be surprised how many companies and division of the gov't demand you send them a fax copy of a document. There are legal problems in proving who sent an e-mail but a fax copy is a legal document to produce in court for evidence - despite there is no more evidence in the electronic transmission via fax than for e-mail (but the courts are very slow to update their understanding of technology). I've had contractors who want me to send them a fax for a copy of my driver's license because a scanned photo of it attached to an e-mail won't meet their legal requirements for proof of identity. I don't bother with an analog data/fax modem anymore. I think there is still one inside my desktop but I don't use it. It's been a few years since I had the old POTS telephone service over which the analog modem would work (to send the handshaking and data tones for faxing) and my VOIP line won't let me do analog faxing. So, if the fax doesn't contain sensitive info (credit card numbers, bank account numbers, etc) then I use one of the online fax services to give them my doc and have them fax it to the recipient that demands a fax transmission. If the fax would contain sensitive info, I simply refuse to send them a fax by telling them I don't have fax capabilities and nothing close to me has fax sending services (whether there are or aren't) and force them to accept e-mails. While I use online fax sending services (e.g., FaxZero, GotFreeFax), I still have an old eFax receive-only (free) account. It does mean I have to install their software to decipher their proprietary TIFF file format but this gives me a receive fax number to give to others. They send a fax, I get an e-mail, and use eFax Messenger to read the attached fax. So the free online services do me just fine. The only exception is when sending a fax with sensitive info that I won't divulge to the online fax sending services, so then I play fax-impotent (can't fax, no one around to do the faxing for me) and force use of e-mail. In those cases where the recipient will accept an e-mail but cannot use it as a legal doc, they just tell me to postal mail them a hardcopy. The e-mail takes care of the current needs with the hardcopy providing them their required hardcopy to file away. I most cases but not all, I can get someone demanding a fax to accept e-mail. |
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