If they insist on fax and the volume isn't crazy, HTTPS fax is an awesome solution for this. We have never had an issue with it, and we have 100+ ATAs out there using it in all sorts of situations.
Otherwise POTS is generally my recommendation if FoIP/T.38 doesn't work. photograph Daniel White Co-Founder phone: +1 (702) 470-2770 direct:+1 (702) 470-2766 > Chuck McCown via AF <mailto:[email protected]> > November 19, 2021 at 11:57 > I just ran into this yesterday. > I wonder if it is a HIPPA thing or DEA thing where you can control the > end point of the conveyance of the information? > > IP is not as secure, perhaps, in someone’s mind. > > Them doctors loves their faxes. > > First FTTH customer I ever did was to a larger office full of > doctors. I talked them into swinging everything to me. > I payed to have the incumbent hook them back up to POTS after a few > days of trying. > The main doctor in this new office building was a friend of mine. > > I will never touch a doctor or pharmacy again. > > Fax and IP/SIP just do not play nice. > > *From:* Brian Webster > *Sent:* Friday, November 19, 2021 11:02 AM > *To:* 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Fax Machines > > > I think there is something about the law and a document being a legal > signature being an original or a fax. Laws haven’t caught up to > digital signatures or pictures of an original document. > > > > Thank you, > > Brian Webster > > www.wirelessmapping.com > > > > *From:*AF [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Nate Burke > *Sent:* Friday, November 19, 2021 12:38 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Fax Machines > > > > One of my Physical therapy customers, all their patient documentation > is via fax. The therapist hand writes out the report for the patient, > then it's faxed to corporate where it's automagically sucked into the > customers digital file. So they send 100 faxes/day. You would think > that it should all be just entered right into the customers digital > file. > > On 11/19/2021 11:33 AM, Mike Hammett wrote: > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > Brian Webster <mailto:[email protected]> > November 19, 2021 at 11:02 > > I think there is something about the law and a document being a legal > signature being an original or a fax. Laws haven’t caught up to > digital signatures or pictures of an original document. > > > > Thank you, > > Brian Webster > > www.wirelessmapping.com > > > > *From:*AF [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Nate Burke > *Sent:* Friday, November 19, 2021 12:38 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Fax Machines > > > > One of my Physical therapy customers, all their patient documentation > is via fax. The therapist hand writes out the report for the patient, > then it's faxed to corporate where it's automagically sucked into the > customers digital file. So they send 100 faxes/day. You would think > that it should all be just entered right into the customers digital > file. > > On 11/19/2021 11:33 AM, Mike Hammett wrote: > > > > > > Nate Burke <mailto:[email protected]> > November 19, 2021 at 10:38 > One of my Physical therapy customers, all their patient documentation > is via fax. The therapist hand writes out the report for the patient, > then it's faxed to corporate where it's automagically sucked into the > customers digital file. So they send 100 faxes/day. You would think > that it should all be just entered right into the customers digital > file. > > On 11/19/2021 11:33 AM, Mike Hammett wrote: > > Mike Hammett <mailto:[email protected]> > November 19, 2021 at 10:33 > For some, it's because they're old. > > For others, it's because their industry is a dumpster fire (insurance, > medical, etc.). > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions <http://www.ics-il.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL><https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb><https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions><https://twitter.com/ICSIL> > Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix><https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange><https://twitter.com/mdwestix> > The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> > > > <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From: *"Jay Weekley" <[email protected]> > *To: *"AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" <[email protected]> > *Sent: *Friday, November 19, 2021 11:24:48 AM > *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] Fax Machines > > Why do people fax anything in 2021? > > Mike Hammett wrote: > > I'm having fax problems as well. We're going to get reseller > > relationships with the incumbents so we can get a POTS line installed > > and just not freaking deal with it anymore. > > > > > > > > ----- > > Mike Hammett > > Intelligent Computing Solutions <http://www.ics-il.com/> > > > <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL><https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb><https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions><https://twitter.com/ICSIL> > > Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> > > > <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix><https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange><https://twitter.com/mdwestix> > > The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> > > <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> > > > > > > <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > *From: *"Nate Burke" <[email protected]> > > *To: *"Animal Farm" <[email protected]> > > *Sent: *Friday, November 19, 2021 10:50:01 AM > > *Subject: *[AFMUG] Fax Machines > > > > I'm having trouble with one of my customers who insists on having a real > > fax machine. I'm not convinced that it's not the Fax machine talking to > > the ATA, so I was going to take another fax machine to their location to > > test. From the Packet captures, it looks like the Fax machine does not > > successfully negotiate the baud rate. I have several customers doing > > faxing with ATA's and fax machines, the only difference with this > > customer is that their ATA is off my network behind a Comcast > connection. > > > > My desktop laser multifunction is a fax machine, but it also weighs > > about 80lb so I don't really want to lug it over. I figured I could > > pickup a cheap inkjet printer for <$50 and it would fax, but it looks > > like fax capability is now relegated to the $200+ machines. Which I > > guess makes sense since nobody 'should' be faxing anymore. > > > > Are there still cheap fax machines out there that I'm missing. > > > > -- > > AF mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > > > > > > -- > *Jay Weekley* > *Cyber Broadband > * > > -- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > https://www.avg.com > > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > > Jay Weekley <mailto:[email protected]> > November 19, 2021 at 10:24 > Why do people fax anything in 2021? > > >
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