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Fax from any email with TPC Fax
Every once and a while we have the need to fax things. It seems rare these days, but there is always that one instance every few months or so when we have to run around to copy shops looking for a fax machine. Not anymore. Google Operating System found a free service called TPC Fax that lets you send faxes to major cities by email. To send a fax, you send an email to an email address formatted similar to: remote-printer.recipient_name@fax_number.iddd.tpc.int. Replacing the recipient's name, and fax number in the format. With this, what you are essentially doing is setting up a filter to fax certain emails you receive. How cool is that?
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Scott said 10:09AM on 11-17-2006
You get what you pay for... It's free, so I'm not complaining, but this service shouldn't be used if it's even slightly important that your fax gets to its destination, because there are no guarantees, and lots of potential limitations (not all of which are documented). Even if your fax is received, it may take a few hours, or even a few days.
The site said the fax number I wanted to send to was covered, so I gave it a try. I carefully formatted the the "send to" address, and sent my message. Thirty minutes later, I neither received a confirmation email nor the fax. I double-checked my formatting, and it was correct.
I went back to the site & read through the FAQs, and found this:
>>I haven't received any notification back
"Please wait a decent amount of time (e.g. 3 days) for your messageto [sic] be delivered before escalating the problem."
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Michael Lackowski said 11:04PM on 11-17-2006
I would highly recommend choosing this over TPC fax: Try using - http://faxzero.com/
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