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On 2/6/2014 8:55 AM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Wed, 05 Feb 2014 23:21:44 -0500, wrote:

On Wed, 05 Feb 2014 14:12:40 -0500, Poco Loco
wrote:

On Wed, 05 Feb 2014 12:35:27 -0500, wrote:

On Wed, 05 Feb 2014 08:54:10 -0500, Poco Loco
wrote:

On Wed, 05 Feb 2014 01:15:15 -0500, wrote:

On Tue, 04 Feb 2014 13:20:57 -0500, Poco Loco
wrote:

I've had companies want a fax of my military ID card. They wouldn't take a jpg. So I had to trudge
down to UPS to get the fax sent. Only $1, but a pain in the butt. An excuse for a motorcycle ride
though.

You can fax from your computer if it still has a modem in it. I
haven't seen a built in modem that did not have fax capabilities since
the 486 days.
The problem is POTS modems are starting to disappear in newer
machines.
XP has fax support in the basic load but it is a bit clunky to use.

I still have a W98 machine on my scanner that can fax.

I suppose I'd have to have a scanner though. I don't. My wife has a little portable she uses for her
scrapbooking, but I don't think my ID card would fold enough to get through the thing.

You did say "jpg" so I assumed you had a jpg of your card. A digital
camera will work for that.

Yeah. Instead of faxes, I take a photo and attach the jpg to an email. Most places will accept that.
Some want a fax through their fax machine. Don't know why. I could always take the photo, print it
in black and white, and then fax the print. They don't seem to understand that.

I've taken a photo of the front and back, put them on a Word document, and attach it as necessary.
Works for getting a retired discount on a gun. Of course, I had to show the original to the FFL guy.

Once you have the JPG, Windows fax manager (or whatever they call it)
will roll that up into a fax and send it just like you scanned it as a
TIF (what most computer faxes end up being)

I still prefer other fax programs tho that are easier to use.
My W98 machine runs faxworks and that is as easy as the old school fax
machine if you have a sheet scanner.
The multifunction machines are pretty intuitive too.

Well see? I just learned something. Have you got a fax machine? I need someone with a fax machine to
be a guinea pig so I can see how to send one.

BTW, did you get the email I sent?

I got a standard fax machine I can hook up if you want to send a fax...
Just let me know when and I will plug it into the business line and I
can give you that number, it's public..