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Subject: FAQ: How can I send a fax from the Internet?
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Archive-name: internet-services/fax-faq
Last-Modified: 1996/2/23
Version: 1.5.1

FAQ: How can I send a fax from the Internet?
Version 1.5.1 - February 23 1996

Send comments & updates to Kevin Savetz - [e-mail]

This document is copyright 1994-1996 by Kevin M. Savetz. All rights reserved.
More legal stuff is near the end of this file. If you notice that an Internet
fax service is missing from this list, or information herein needs updating,
please send e-mail to [e-mail]

*** TABLE OF CONTENTS
Thanks to the sponsors
Can I send a fax from the Internet?
Free services - International Destinations
   TPC.INT Remote Printing                      *updated*
   Swedish University Network
   NCI Free faxes to the Netherlands
   Philippines                                    *new*
   Kuwait
   Faxmail - faxes to New Zealand                 *new*
   Faxworks Gateway (Auckland, New Zealand)
Free services - United States Destinations
   Faxes to California's north coast              *new*
   FaxLine Sacramento Fax Service
   University of Minnesota Fax Service
   IBAG Faxes to Phoenix
   University of Washington
   Princeton University
   Emory Computer Consultants
   VersaFax Demonstration
Free services - Canadian Destinations
   University of Calgary
   Vancouver, Canada area via wimsey.com
   University of Manitoba for Winnipeg City
   Quebec (cam.org)
   Quebec City, Canada (418)                      *new*
   Fax the Feds (Canadian Parliament)             *new*
Commercial Services
   Elvis
   FAXiNET
   InterFax
   Interpage
   Borderless World Communications
   FaxAway                                      *updated*
   US Fax
   IndiaFax Calport (India)
   IndiaCom
   NCI fax gateway to Western Europe
   KL Fax - for users in Israel
   Latvia Fax - for users in Latvia
Stupid Internet/Fax Tricks
   Universal Access WebFax
   Netoffice Fax Web
Fax Services that are no more
More Information About Faxing
Legal Stuff
Where to Find this Document

*** THANKS TO THE SPONSORS
This FAQ is an independent effort, sponsored in part by:
+++ Borderless World Communications
BWC provides the full range of enhanced fax/Internet communications services.
Send generic or recipient-specific communications via fax or Internet
interfaced with your mainframe or PC. Domestic US cost is 50% less than a
postage stamp. For info: [e-mail]

+++ FaxSav Incorporated
FaxSav Incorporated introduces its new FaxSav for Internet Suite of
services for incredibly easy-to-use, convenient, reliable and cost
effective fax delivery anywhere worldwide. Use FaxMailer
(http://www.faxsav.com/faxsavinternet/html/faxmailer.html) from any
e-mail package by typing in the destination address [e-mail]
Use the free FaxLauncher utility to fax fully formatted Windows documents
from your desktop.  For more information, see http://www.faxsav.com

*** CAN I SEND A FAX FROM THE INTERNET?
Indeed. There are several services for sending a fax via Internet mail - some
are free while others are pay services. At least one service even lets you
receive a fax the Internet. The services require that you can send and
receive electronic mail to the Internet, or that you have Web access.

*** FREE SERVICES - International destinations
+++ TPC.INT Remote Printing
Send electronic mail to a special address, and soon after (if your
recipient's fax machine is in a covered area), out comes a fax. You can send
a fax to multiple fax machines, or even a combination of faxes and
traditional e-mail recipients. This service covers parts of the United
States, Canada and other countries.

You can't send a fax just anywhere with this service. A variety of companies,
institutions and citizens linked to the Internet have joined the experiment
by linking a computer and fax modem to the 'net. When an organization joins
as a remote-fax server, it specifies what areas to which they are willing to
send faxes. When you send an e-mail fax message, you (naturally) must include
the phone number of the recipient's fax machine. A computer looks at the
phone number and decides if any participating fax machines cover the area to
which you want to send a fax. If so, your message is routed to the
appropriate machine for faxation. Otherwise, you will receive electronic mail
informing you the fax couldn't be delivered.

To send a fax by e-mail, send a message
     To: [e-mail]

Where <info> contains information for the cover page.  In <info>, "/" is
turned into a line break and "_" is turned into a space.  For example:
     To: remote-printer.Arlo_Cats/[e-mail]

The following addresses can be used to obtain more information:
     Frequently-Asked-Questions: [e-mail]
     Coverage List: [e-mail]
     Subscribe to mailing list: [e-mail]
         Body: subscribe tpc-rp
     Mailing list contributions: [e-mail]
     Administrative questions: [e-mail]

There's are Web pages which provides information about the TPC.INT fax
service. You can even fill out a Web form to send a fax.
     http://www.tpc.int/

+++ Swedish University Network
The Swedish University Computer Network (sunet) offers a fax service that can
be used by anyone to send faxes anywhere within Sweden (+46).

To send a fax to Arlo Cats at [phone] (that's international notation for
Sweden, phone number 08/765 43 21) send e-mail:
     To: [e-mail]
Note that you will always have to preface the phone number with the letter
"F" for "fax".

Special characters in the body of your message are converted to Nordic
characters:

ASCII  Becomes                         ASCII  Becomes
  }    a with circle accent              [    A with diereses
  {    a with diereses (two dots)        \    O with diereses
  |    o with diereses                   `    e with right accent
  ]    A with circle accent

For more information, e-mail [e-mail]

+++ NCI Free faxes to the Netherlands
The E-FAX server of NCI will send your message as a fax, including a small
advertisement. The company also offers a commercial fax service (see
commercial section.)

The service is only accessible for users outside The Netherlands and NCI
e-mail users. The maximum length of a message is 70 lines. Faxes will be sent
only Monday to Friday 18.00h - 08.00h and on the weekend.

Format:
     To: [e-mail]

For more information: Send a message
     To: [e-mail]
For information in Dutch, e-mail:
     To: [e-mail]

+++ Philippines
For information on sending free faxes to the Philippines (Iligan city, Metro
Cebu and Metro Manila) see:
     http://www.msuiit.edu.ph/fax.html

+++ Kuwait
This service will send a fax to anywhere in Kuwait. Usage:
     To: [e-mail]
     Subject: 7 digit phone number without punctuation
     Body: text of fax
For help, visit http://www.kuwait.net/fax.help or send email
     To: [e-mail]
     Subject: help

+++ Faxmail - faxes to New Zealand
This service lets you send a fax anywhere in New Zealand. For information or
to send a fax, visit:
     http://www.actrix.gen.nz/biz/faxmail/faxmail.htm

For a fee, the company also allows you to receive faxes via email, broadcast
faxes, and other services.

+++ Faxworks Gateway (Auckland, New Zealand)
Allows you to send a fax to Auckland, New Zealand. Access to all of New
Zealand (free for low volumes) and neighboring countries (eg Australia) must
be arranged in advance by sending email with your request
     To: [e-mail].

This service is run as a hobby and is connected to the Internet by UUCP, so
it can take from 12 to 24 hours for your fax to be delivered. It does not
support  multiple addressing: only one fax number per message. To use fax
service, send e-mail
     To: [e-mail]
     Subject: (ignored)
     Body:
          To: Receiver's name
          Phone: Receiver's fax number
          Date: dd/mm/yy format.
          Time: hh:mm [in 24-hour format]
          Mode: Fine [For fine resolution; standard res. if omitted]
          <text of message...>

*** FREE SERVICES - United States destinations
+++ Faxes to California's north coast
This service is offered by Northcoast Internet, an Internet service provider
in Eureka, California. Their service lets you send a text-only fax to Eureka
and local calling areas (Arcata, Blue Lake, Trinidad, Fortuna, Loleta, Rio
Dell & Scotia, and Hydesville California) as well as 1-800 numbers. Visit:
     http://www.northcoast.com/fax/

+++ FaxLine Sacramento Fax Service
This service is a feature of a Sacramento, California-based bulletin board
system. You can use it to send faxes to areas that are a local call from
Sacramento, including the California State Legislature. This service is run
as a hobby and is connected to the Internet by UUCP, so it can take from 12
to 24 hours for your fax to be delivered or for the help files to reach you.
It does not support multiple addressing: only one fax number per message. It
also does not send a cover page, so be sure to start your message with a note
directing it to someone's attention. It will truncate faxes longer than two
pages (that's 132 lines.)

To use this fax service, send e-mail
     To: [e-mail]
     Subject: local (7 digit) phone number, without area code
     Body: <text of fax>

For complete usage information, send e-mail
     To: [e-mail]
     Subject: 052

For a list of some legislators' fax numbers in the Sacramento area, send
e-mail:
     To: [e-mail]
     Subject: 050

Information about this service is also available on the Web:
     http://www.calweb.com/~argek/fax/intro.html

+++ The University of Minnesota Fax Service
The University of Minnesota operates a fax gateway which allows students and
staff to send faxes anywhere. Even if you don't go to UMinn, you may use the
service to send faxes to folks at the University and exchanges local to the
campus.

The structure for e-mailing a fax is:
     To: /pn=John.Doe/dd.fax=234-5678/@fax.tc.umn.edu

Put the recipient's name, with a period between the first and last names,
after pn= and put the seven digit fax number after the characters dd.fax=.
This name will be printed in the "To:" field on the fax cover page. The area
code for the University of Minnesota is 612, so you don't need to supply an
area code. For more information, send e-mail to [e-mail].

+++ IBAG Faxes to Phoenix
This Web-to-fax gateway will allow you to send free faxes to the Phoenix,
Arizona area (area code 1-602.) To use it, point your forms-capable Web
browser to:
     http://www.ibag.com/fax.html

+++ University of Washington
Allows "University of Washington affiliates" to send a fax to the Seattle
area. No longer available to the general public. Text, PostScript, GIF, JPEG,
and TIFF images are supported. The format of the To: line should be:
     To: [e-mail]
For more information, see
     http://www.washington.edu:1180/home/announcements/fax.html
or send e-mail to: [e-mail]

+++ Princeton University
Princeton University runs a fax gateway for students and faculty. Not
available to the general Internet community.
     http://faxserver.Princeton.EDU:8080/faxhowto.html

+++ Emory Computer Consultants
This service is not yet in operation. The web page says that if you fill out
the form, you'll be able to send faxes for free when their upcoming fax
service is ready. Seems dubious to me; they demand a lot of personal
information, so take care before jumping in. For information, see
     http://emory.com/~emory/fax/freefax.html

+++ VersaFax Demonstration
This service seems to allow you to send a fax anywhere in the United States
for free. It is meant as a demonstration of a fax software product. The site
claims that the service is no longer free, but free faxing still seems to
work?! So don't abuse it, and don't expect it to last. To send a fax, visit:
     http://www.cosi.com/demo/qfax.html
For help from a human, email [e-mail]

This company also lets you send a message to an alphanumeric pager: for
information, visit:
     http://gus.cosi.com/cgi-bin/qpage

For more information about either service, email [e-mail]

*** FREE SERVICES - Canadian destinations
+++ University of Calgary
For faxes to Calgary, Canada. Usage is:
     To: [e-mail]

+++ Vancouver, Canada area via wimsey.com
This fax gateway is available for calls to the Vancouver, Canada area.
      To: 5551234/[e-mail]

+++ University of Manitoba for Winnipeg City, Canada
This service allows you to send a fax to Winnipeg City, Canada (area code
204.) To use, send email
     To: [e-mail]
     Body:
         FAXnumber: <local 7-digit fax number to dial>
         FAXto:  <Receiver's name>
         FAXfrom: <sender's name>
         FAXcontact: <sender's phone number>
         FAXmemobegin
           <Optional memo text on the cover page, up to 20 lines>
         FAXmemoend
           <Whole fax body>

+++ Quebec (cam.org)
For faxes to the 514 area code (Quebec, Canada.) Usage is:
     To: [e-mail]
For more information email [e-mail]

+++ Quebec City area, Province of Quebec, Canada (418)
To send a fax by e-mail, send a message
     To: [e-mail]
Where <info> contains information for the cover page.  In <info>, "/" is
turned into a line break and "_" is turned into a space. Don't use
"." and "@" in <info>.

For example:
     To: rp.Arlo_Cats/[e-mail]

For more information (in French):
     http://www.gel.ulaval.ca/Fax/manuel_fax.html

+++ Fax the Feds
For Canadian citizens, lets you send a free fax to your Member of Parliament.
    http://www.net-efx.com/faxfeds/

*** COMMERCIAL (PAY-FOR-USE) SERVICES
+++ Elvis
This service allows you to send faxes to the former USSR, Europe, Japan, the
United States and Canada. The service is based in Moscow, so faxes to the
USSR are relatively cheap, faxes to the rest of the world are relatively
expensive. Prices listed are for "standard" fax mode.

For fax service to Moscow from former USSR: $0.40 / page
    fax service to former USSR from former USSR: $0.95 / page
For fax service to former USSR from elsewhere: $1.95 / page
    fax service to Europe and Japan: $2.90 / page
    fax service to USA and Canada: $3.80 / page
    fax service to other countries: $5.80 / page

You can access the service via an e-mail interface. For more information,
send e-mail to
     To: [e-mail]
     Body: help<return>english      (for help in English)
or   Body: help                     (for help in Russian)

You can reach a human via e-mail at:
     To: [e-mail]

+++ FAXiNET
Another fax-by-mail service is FAXiNET, which lets you send any text (ASCII)
or PostScript documents to virtually every destination that can be direct
dialed from the United States. For an extra fee, the company can also receive
faxes for you, which will be delivered to you via electronic mail.

FAXiNET offers two rate plans. Plan 1 has a one-time activation fee of
$35.00, a monthly maintenance fee of $9.95 and a per-page transmission cost
(to US destinations) of 39 cents. Plan two, for lower-volume users, has a
one-time activation fee of $20 and no monthly maintenance fee; however faxes
cost 65 cents per page. International rates depend on the destination
country: from Albania ($2.25/page) to Zimbabwe ($2.52/page). Faxes to the
United Kingdom are 56 cents/page; Mexico is $1.52/page.

Additional services, including adding your custom logo and signature to your
faxes, are available at extra cost. Corporate accounts are also available.
More information is available from AnyWare Associates, FAXiNET, 32 Woodland
Road, Boston, MA 02130. [phone]. E-mail: [e-mail] (for automated
response) or [e-mail] (for a human.) Information is also maintained on
FAXiNET's web server:
     http://www.awa.com/faxinet/

+++ InterFax
InterFax allows you to send faxes via e-mail within the US or
internationally. InterFax is a fee-based service (billed to your credit card)
but, unlike the services listed above, InterFax lets you send faxes anywhere,
not just select locations. As of this writing, InterFax costs $5 per month,
which includes the first five fax pages. Additional pages cost 50 cents each.
There is a one-time sign-up charge of $25. For further information, send
e-mail to [e-mail], or contact InterFax at PO Box 162, Skippack, PA
19474 USA. [phone]. Fax: [phone].

+++ Interpage
Interpage has a unique slant on the faxing-via-email: instead of charging the
sender of the fax, Interpage charges the recipient (who must have an
Interpage account.) The idea is that you can use Interpage to forward your
regular e-mail to you via fax, or you'll give your Interpage e-mail address
to correspondents that don't have access to a fax machine. Interpage also
offers the more common service of letting its customers send text or
postscript e-mail that turns into a fax.

Each Interpage Fax Gateway customer receives an e-mail address and a
configuration account. Customers may forward their regular e-mail to
Interpage for faxing, have correspondents send e-mail directly to their
Interpage accounts, or both. Interpage allows users to filter incoming
electronic mail in order to only fax messages from specific individuals, for
instance.

The charge for basic service is $5 per month plus $.20 per minute for faxes
destined for the United States or $.30 per minute to Canada. If a fax is
dispatched to an 800 number, there is no charge. There is a $10 sign-up fee.
There is a one week free trial period, although users will be responsible for
any toll charges they incur.

For more information:
    http://www.interpage.net
    [e-mail]
    1-203-499-5221

+++ Borderless World Communications
Borderless World Communications can fax broadcast, e-mail via the net, snail
or overnight mail your communications from one batch file via a PC or
mainframe. BWC offers several services, including Fax Link (for sending
faxes, snail mail or overnight mail); Fax Broadcasting; Fax Merge; Fax On
Demand and Fax Polling. For information email [e-mail]

+++ MetroFax
A commercial service that can only send faxes to Maryland, Virginia and
Washington DC. Illinois, Florida, Georgia and Washington state are coming. No
pricing information available at the site. A free 30 day demo is available,
which will let you send faxes to Washington D.C.
     http://www.onthego.com/media_blitz/metro_f@x/

+++ Faxaway
Allows you to send faxes anywhere in the world. Fee depends on the
destination country (US is 10 cents/minute, Germany is 35 cents/minute.)
You can test the service by sending a free fax:
     http://www.faxaway.com/testdrive/testdrive.cgi?20100
For more information, call 1-206-301-7000, send email to [e-mail] or
visit:
     http://www.faxaway.com

More detailed information about faxing from the Internet using FaxAway is
available at:
     http://www.flexquarters.com/main/faxout.htm
Info on receiving faxes via e-mail is at:
     http://www.flexquarters.com/main/faxin.htm

+++ US Fax
Provides fax-to-email and e-mail to fax services. That's all I know. For
information, email [e-mail] or call 1-800-329-1517

+++ IndiaFax Calport (India)
Send text or graphic (PCX format) faxes to India. Membership charge is $10 Rs
300 per quarter or $30 Rs 1000 per year. Text only fax (60 lines) $1  Rs 30;
Graphical fax (uuencoded .PCX) $2  Rs 60. For more information, email
[e-mail] or [e-mail]

+++ IndiaCom
Will deliver a message to India by fax, letter or phone (voice.) Charges
range from US$30 for 6 months (maximum of 150 pages) of faxing to the Bombay
area, to US$200 for 6 months (maximum of 150 pages) of faxing to anywhere in
India. The service also accepts messages from India via fax, letter or phone,
and will email them to you. A free trial offer, 5 pages to Bombay, is
available.  For information, email [e-mail]

+++ NCI fax gateway to Western Europe
This fax gateway allows customers to send faxes to most of the Western
European countries, including the Netherlands, United Kingdom, Belgium and
many other countries. Accepts ASCII and WordPerfect 5.1 documents. Monthly
fee   Dfl. 10,- (US$6); Per page rate depends on destination country, starts
at Dfl. 1,- (US$ 0.60). For more information, e-mail [e-mail]

+++ KL Fax - for users in Israel
This service allows users in Israel to send a fax anywhere in the world. For
information, email [e-mail]

+++ Latvia Fax - for users in Latvia
This service allows users in Latvia to send a fax to many countries. For
information, email [e-mail]

*** STUPID INTERNET/FAX TRICKS
+++ Universal Access WebFax
This service doesn't have much to do with sending a fax via e-mail e-mail,
but it's interesting anyway: The Universal Access WebFax server allows
retrieval of most World Wide Web documents using any fax machine - no
Internet connection is necessary. It works this way: you dial the phone
number using the handset of your fax machine and enter the URL of the site
you wish to see on the Touchtone keypad (for instance, www.northcoast.com is
"999 6678426278 266") and, when prompted, press the "start" button on your
fax machine. The selected document will then be transmitted. It supports text
and display of forms, inline images, and will even play Web audio files over
the phone. The service is free, but you pay for the phone call to Southern
California.

For more information, call 1-805-730-7777 from the handset of your fax
machine, or visit:
    http://www.datawave.net/

+++ Netoffice Fax Web
Allows you to receive your faxes and voicemail messages using the World Wide
Web. For information, visit:
     http://www.netoffice.com/

*** FAX SERVICES THAT ARE NO MORE
Don't tell me about these. They have ceased to be.
- Digital Chicken was a service that let users send faxes to Canadian
government and citizens. Use TPC.INT instead.
- cssnet.sanford.nc.us fax server - no longer available due to hard drive
crash.
- FaxLinq, which used to let users receive faxes via e-mail, was discontinued
in Jan 1995.
- fax.air.org, faxing to Hong Kong - seems to have disappeared
- Stoic Fax/Telex Gateway
- Unigate (Russia)
- Grand Blanc/Flint (810) via associate.com
- Baylor College of Medicine

*** MORE INFORMATION ABOUT FAXING
For more information about Internet-to-fax gateways, and faxing info in
general, check out the Usenet newsgroup alt.fax. For technical information
about the data communications aspects of faxing, see the newsgroup
comp.dcom.fax

*** LEGAL STUFF
This document is copyright 1994-1996 by Kevin M. Savetz. All rights reserved.

All prices in US Dollars, unless otherwise indicated.

Permission for the following types of distribution is hereby granted,
provided that this file is distributed intact, including the above copyright
notice:
    - non-commercial distribution
    - posting to Internet archives, BBSs and online services
    - distribution by teachers, librarians and Internet trainers
    - inclusion on software/FAQ/Internet-oriented CD-ROMs

Permission for commercial distribution may be obtained from the editor. SHARE
THIS INFORMATION FREELY AND IN GOOD FAITH. DO NOT DISTRIBUTE MODIFIED
VERSIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT.

This document is always in transition. If you notice that something important
is missing, or information herein needs updating, please contact the editor.

The editor and contributors have developed this FAQ as a service to the
Internet community. We hope you find it useful. This FAQ is purely a
volunteer effort. Although every effort has been made to insure that answers
are as accurate as possible, no guarantee is implied or intended. While the
editor tries to keep this document current, remember that the Internet and
its services are constantly changing, so don't be surprised if you happen
across statements which are obsolete. If you do, please send corrections to
the editor. Corrections, questions, and comments should be sent to Kevin
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