What are your favorite fax programs these days?

[Peter L. Peres]

On Fri, 15 Oct 2004, Stewart C. Russell wrote:

> Peter L. Peres wrote:
>> 
>> Or www.efax.com which also allows local number and extra value services ($ 
>> pay).
>
> I used to use them, and I daresay that my UK eFax number still works. I'm not 
> so keen on them because:
>
> * unless you dig deeply in their configuration page, you'll get faxes in 
> their weird proprietary format

I didn't dig into their config because I always get plain tiff attachments 
to an email from them. Nothing funny. They supply a viewer for this for 
windoze users afaik. I never used it. I do not use my fax number much. The 
tiffs always open in linux and there are no problems with them at all. The 
only problem you can have is the usual one: spam sharks get hold of your 
fax number and then your email box will be jampacked with junk. tiff files 
compress pretty well but spammers will fill *any* void.

> * They send you e-mail spam.

No, they clearly say if you get free service you get promo emails, if you 
pay, you can opt out. No more than 2 per week (compare that to usual spam 
you get), and usually on topic (computers, communications, or their own 
value added services). I have no complaints against their 'spam'.

> They did work, though, and they do have better worldwide coverage than 
> Protus, who may be Canada only.

Peter
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