I subscribed to the service that is free. Yes, I got the number.
It is starts with 801, but I am not sure if is a toll-free #.
Anyway, I asked a friend to fax me something and I got the fax in the tiff
format and I tried to read it with their software, but it came with an
error.



                                                      Greetings from Miami!

On Fri, 2 Jul 1999, Dan Dunfee wrote:

> hello,
>
> some of you might have heard of the net fax service efax.  it gives one a
> phone number to use as your fax number when someone wants to send you a
> fax.  they in turn send the fax to you as an email attachment in the tiff
> graphical format.  until now, one can then download the file and use
> reading advantage or some other ocr software to convert it into text.  i
> got an announcement today that they will now offer ocr conversion of your
> faxes.  the standard fax service is free, the service offering ocr; and
> other additional fax services; is $2.95 a month plus an additional service
> fee based on usage.   for those who don't have an ocr program to convert
> faxes, this might be worth the money.   go to:
>
>  http://www.efax.com
>
> dan
>
>
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