Author: Darren
Posted: 2016-09-12 at 17:19:30
My first thought would be a hardware solution. Some of these multifunction
printers send faxes and have appropriate drivers etc. Could be an option -
one off cost for hardware - put it on network somewhere and go for broke.
Or I recall back in the day there were cards that plugged into the PC and
these too were networkable solutions. Quick search for fax cards on google
came up with a heap of results. Bargain prices like $20.
-----Original Message-----
From: ProfoxTech [mailto:profoxtech-bounces@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Ted
Roche
Sent: Tuesday, 13 September 2016 12:22 AM
To: profoxtech@leafe.com
Subject: Sending Faxes from FoxPro
I'm supporting a vertical niche app that sends faxes. (Yes, faxes.
I've gotten a lot of snarky comments from folks who can't believe in the
Third Age of the Internet that people still rely on faxes to do business,
but it is true: the recipients of orders are factories far from modern
internet hubs and faxes are still the best alternative, even though
error-prone and primitive. The system also supports order-by-email and EDI.
So, that out of the way,...)
MaxEmail has announced they have been bought by eFax, and account costs are
going up significantly. A $14.85/yr personal account will be $84/yr. A
larger account will go from $69.95/year to $19.95/mo, with $0.10/page
charges over 200 faxes. I'm still working out the cost implications.
Generally an additional $15/mo charge won't break the backs of any client,
but if there's another alternative available at a reasonable price, it's
incumbent on me to consider it.
I've checked the Wiki and the last Fax entry was dated 2008.
I've checked the leafe.com forums and mostly it's me recommended Maxemail
:). There's also send2fax, which I'm going to check out, although it looks
like the same company, rates are better. Hmmm.
Anyone else sending faxes? How are you doing it? And what kind of costs are
you incurring?
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Ted Roche
Ted Roche & Associates, LLC
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