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		throwaway-blaze 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Making the most of a dumb fax switcher box in the ... In Japan they are still widely used by businesses of all types. In the US, I see them routinely in doctor's offices for transmitting signed orders etc.

bombcar 5 months ago [–]

In many, MANY workflows a fax is considered "as good as it gets" for a signed copy of a document.

The same thing scanned and sent over email? Many not so much.

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