[Asterisk-Users] Asterisk Fax Question

[Jorge Alayon]

Another reason that people hang to it is that on some countries fax is a
legal document while e-mail is not.
Same reason why Telex is still used were e-mail is available but fax is
not (some fishing vessels to my knowledge), communication media that has
a legal status.

Legislation changes slower than technology, so fax will be with us for a
while.

Regards,

Jorge A.

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De: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] En nombre de Lee Howard
Enviado el: Viernes, 03 de Marzo de 2006 05:18 p.m.
Para: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
Asunto: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Asterisk Fax Question

Michael Sampson wrote:

> Your best bet is to just not use fax machines. They are outdated 
> technology.


It is older technology, true... but certainly it's not useless 
technology.  Certainly there is nothing yet to replace it properly.  And

I could argue this on a technological standpoint, and I have before on 
this list, but since you've such a closed-minded attitude towards older 
technology I don't think that there would be a point to it.

E-mail is good and fun and has its uses.  In some ways it has been able 
to replace fax communication, just like e-mail has been able to replace 
communications of other kinds as well.  However, fax still has a purpose

and a place, and many businesses still use it like crazy.

> With email there is little reason to use fax machines anymore. But for

> some reason people just feel the need to hang on to them.


There still are many reasons to use fax, and yes, one of these is 
because so many people still have them and an analog phone line to boot.

Lee.
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