Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (4344 mails)

[Frank Bax <fbax@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 08:22 AM 8/11/05, Robert Paulsen wrote:

> Well, after years of trying to avoid this, I need to get a fax machine.
>
> Unfortunately I know nearly nothing about them. Here is what I'd like to be
> able to do. Can anyone suggest a good solution:
>
> 1. Fax a hardcopy. i.e. it needs to be able to scan an original.
> 2. Fax a document created on the computer (Open Office, ASCII text, jpegs,
> etc.) without first printing to hardcopy. Do so over ethernet (no klunky
> parallel port cables).
> 4. Receive faxes and print directly.
> 5. Receive faxes and store on computer. Again, ethernet please.
> 6. Not use up those expensive ink jet cartridges
> 7. Not use up a 2nd phone line (I won't put the fax to heavy use.)
> 8. Work with SuSE, of course.
>
> Since I am new to the world of faxing, I suspect there are other
> considerations I haven't thought of.


A fax machine (or all-in-one) will violate # 7 - it sounds like you want 
any laser (#6) printer/scanner combined with a (subscription based) 
internet fax service.
        http://www.faxbeep.com/