>> Fax is a dying technology, it would certainly be easier to scan the >> documents and then email them, which I would think would nearly always >> be the preferred solution. > > Legally speaking, possessing faxed documents with a signature are usually > considered the same as possessing the original; emailed attachments are > not. (despite the process being essentially identical, technologically) > > The law is a conservative, slow-moving, ponderous luddite at times.
Indeed so. I once conducted a very complicated, multi-party real estate sale, all by Kinko's FAX service. Documents which were signed by one of several parties were FAXed to all the others, and the (locally) signed FAXes were then FAXed back to a party whom actually executed the documents. It is most convenient, for me, if the executor has an 800 number to which I can send such FAXes by my 5-in-1 device. Otherwise, I am forced to walk three blocks to the nearest public FAX site to return the (signed) documents. Still, I have conducted such legal processes, even a continent or two away, all via FAX. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
