Re: flexfax: Offline fax modems (was: not using faxgetty)

[Bavo De Ridder <bavo@ace.ulyssis.student.kuleuven.ac.be>]

On Wed, 13 Jan 1999, David Woolley wrote:

> > I'm just wondering what's gained by using a buffering modem with HylaFAX.
> 
> I think the normal benefit is for people who receive two or three faxes
> whilst they are out, but don't want to pay for the electricity bills
> to cover that time or are using a laptop.  It may also benefit people
> who switch operating systems or are running an unstable version of windows.
> 

Or... people who can't guarantee their computer will always be online.
If the administrator is not always available, it is interesting to be sure
faxes will keep coming...


BDR