Practical articles on faxing and the networks that carry it.
The fax went through, yet the recipient swears they never saw it. What is your proof worth? A close look at the transmission report, FaxTelecom's request and transmission receipts, and a method for filing a send so it can actually be used.
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Prescriptions, discharge letters, prior authorisations: the fax machine is still a working tool in many pharmacies and hospital departments. A tour of European countries and Canada, the secure messaging systems replacing it, and the precautions to take when you still use it.
More Canadian households and small offices drop the copper landline every year, yet the occasional fax still has to go out. Here is how VoIP lines and analog telephone adapters cope with fax, the settings that matter, and when it is simpler to send a PDF straight from a browser.
When the carrier sets a copper retirement date for one of your sites, your organization's fax is more than a machine. A six-step method: inventory, transport, target architecture, multi-site rollout, continuity and an IT checklist.
Clinics in Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta still fax every day. But who may fax a prescription to a pharmacy, how do you request your own chart, and which privacy law applies in each province? A careful guide for patients, clinic staff and small practices.
An EI claim stalled for one missing record, a pension letter asking for proof, an immigration file waiting on a signed form. Before you reach for a fax, check which federal channel actually accepts it, and what has to be on every page.