URL  : http://www.tpc.int/faxbyemail.html
Title: TPC.INT: Send a FAX by E-mail

Send a FAX by e-mail

Other Languages: English, Italian, German

An experiment started in June 1993 now makes it possible to send a FAX (for
free) to many different parts of the world by using internet e-mail. Any
e-mail software can be used to send a text mesage, however formatted
documents with fonts and pictures require a more sophisticated e-mail
utility. (read our Client Software page for more information on this topic)

Before you begin, use our Check Coverage page to verify the area you wish to
send a fax to is covered by the TPC Probject.

To send your fax via e-mail, start your mail software and compose a new
e-mail message.

The Address Format:

remote-printer.recipient_name@fax_number.iddd.tpc.int

recipient_name fax_number

   o Use the name of the recipient you wish to have on the coversheet.
   o The character '_' is converted to a space
   o The character '/' is converted to start a new line

   o Do not use long distance and international access codes
   o Begin with country code (1=USA, 44=UK, etc)
   o Strip out punctuation characters
   o Maximum number of digits is 15

An example:

remote-printer.Arlington_Hewes/Room_403@14959682590.iddd.tpc.int

This will send a fax to the number 495-968-2590 (the first '1' at in the fax
number is the country code for the USA)
The coversheet will look like this:

Please deliver to:
Arlington Hewes
Room 403

The message content of the e-mail follows on separate pages of the fax
transmission. An e-mail message will be sent back to you confirming the fax
was sent, or information about any problems.

[Image] Tip: this type of e-mail to fax will generate pages aproximatly 80
characters wide using 11 point courier font. Ascii graphics and special
characters may or may not look correct when faxed. Keep your text simple.

[Image] Do you want more than just a text e-mail message? Do you want to
graphics, fonts, special characters, etc? Visit our Client Software page for
software to help you.
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