Purpose
Fax has no technical advantage over sending information over the Internet, using technologies such as email, scanner, and graphics file formats (however, it is extremely simple to use: put the documents to be faxed in a hopper, dial a phone number, and press a button). Fax continues to be used over the telephone network at locations without computer and Internet facilities; and sometimes a fax of a document with a person's handwritten signature is a requirement for legal reasons. Computer fax over the Internet allows fax communication without an actual fax machine at either or both ends.
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