[asterisk-users] fax / t38 gateway

[Anthony Messina]

On Friday 24 October 2008 11:49:15 am Wilton Helm wrote:
> 1.  Why would anyone originate a FAX via VoIP?  If it has to go through a
> bunch of translation steps at both ends, it would seem better to simply
> scan the document (assuming it isn't in electronic form to begin with) and
> attach it to an E-Mail.

fax is a legally accepted form of document transport in many states.  signing 
and returning mortgage/lease/title/contract papers during the sale of a house 
for example.

theoretically fax has two legally defined and assignable endpoints--they can 
be identified with a person or an organization.

though i do wish fax would go away in favor of real (affordable) electronic 
signatures or universally accepted gpg -- we all get one with our social sec. 
numbers or something, but this is nation-dependent.

-- 
Anthony -  http://messinet.com - http://messinet.com/~amessina/gallery
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