image-to-fax solution?

[Matt Price]

On Sat, 2008-09-13 at 13:32 -0400, R.T. wrote:
> Use a hosted email to fax app, like http://www.efax.com or http://www.myfax.com/
> 
> - Both of the above services mentioned offer 30 day free trials.
> - You don't have to deal with a modem and it's drivers.
> - You don't have to deal with file conversion.
> - It's cheaper than having a separate phone line.
> 

looks likethis might be the easiestthingfor me --hfsmodem still not
compiling for me & if it doesn't support fax anyway...  

thanks everyone!

matt


> On Sat, Sep 13, 2008 at 10:19 AM, Christopher Browne <cbbrowne-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> > On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 9:55 AM, Neil Watson <tlug-neil at watson-wilson.ca> wrote:
> >> Perhaps Hylafax.
> >
> > I'd say "Perhaps not."
> >
> > Hylafax is a whole "suite", or "platform."  It's definitely not "just
> > something that sends faxes;" it is a whole "management system" that
> > does WAY more than that.
> >
> > It can actually be something of a distraction to always look to the
> > "all singing, all dancing" solution (especially if it sings and dances
> > loudly!).
> >
> > A package I used the last time I was prototyping faxing was efax:
> > http://www.cce.com/efax/
> >
> > One of its components (and there are rather fewer than with Hylafax!)
> > is "efix" which converts images between the fax image format and stuff
> > like Postscript.  That one program may be the main bit that is wanted
> > here.
> >
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