Re: Update: Sonic.net MOTD: Need to Send a Fax?

[http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)]

This is pretty cool.  Don't have to go to Kinko's to send a fax any more
('tho you'll probably have to go there to scan the document in the first
place!).

 > From: Support Group <http://www.sonic.net/~support>
 > Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 10:54:27 -0700
 >
 > 
 > _[ http://corp.sonic.net/status ]_( Sonic.net System Status)_
 > 
 > http://corp.sonic.net/status/2011/03/30/need-to-send-a-fax/
 > 
 > Even in this modern email-centric world, being able to send a a FAX every
 > now and then is pretty handy.  But, most of us no longer have FAX machines
 > in our home offices, and even some traditional offices are doing away with
 > them.
 > 
 > To help move this trend along, and to add a bit more value to your
 > Sonic.net service, we have deployed a new tool which lets you transmit
 > FAXes from pdf text files for at no charge, nationwide. You can find the
 > new 'Send A Fax' tool under in the new Labs menu in our Member Tools.
 > Direct link: https://members.sonic.net/fax/
 > 
 > Obviously if you have a paper document that you want to FAX, you need to be
 > able to turn it into a PDF first! This allows you to sign a paper contract
 > or fill out a form, then scan it to a PDF file to send via email or via the
 > new FAX feature. A dual-sided sheetfed scanner makes this easy. (Editor:
 > After going "paperless", Dane Jasper's preference is the Fujitsu
 > ScanSnap: http://amzn.to/eh8tRS The ScanSnap scans both sides of
 > multi-page documents, using optical character recognition to create
 > full-text searchable PDFs for storage. And, it's fast!)
 > 
 > Our "Labs" area is a new section of the Member tools, and we plan to add
 > more features there soon. Tools from the Labs menu will come in a couple of
 > flavors.  Some, like Send A Fax, are early releases that we'd like
 > customers to be able to use now but which may either be a beta release or
 > lack final polish.  For example, the notifications from the fax tool
 > aren't formatted yet.  Other Labs features like IPv6 Tunnels are not
 > supported by our telephone technical support group for practical reasons,
 > and they are offered "as is".
 > 
 > Please keep an eye on the Labs menu, we have several new services in the
 > pipeline that we hope to roll out for customers over the next few months.
 > It is part of our ongoing mission to deliver you more features, most
 > available free.