What is Email Fax?

Email fax means sending and receiving faxes using an email account. Most Internet fax services give you the option of sending and receiving faxes from the web via a private and secure website, or from your email address. However, there are some services that limit your fax delivery to email only. Depending on your needs, email fax may have some limitations. Here are some things to consider:

With email fax, you need access to an email account to send and receive faxes. Although most people have email, there may be times when access to an email account is unavailable. During these times, you would be unable to send or receive faxes. This is not a concern with Internet fax services offering both web and email options since all you need is access to the Internet to send and receive faxes.

Spam filters or other types of security software on email accounts could block faxes from being delivered to your email. You would need to change the setting on each of your email accounts to allow emails from your email fax service.

Some email fax services limit the number of email accounts you can use to send and receive faxes. When considering an email only fax service, look for those that allow up to five or more designated email accounts for sending and receiving faxes.

Email fax services should provide flexibility. Look for those where you can easily add or switch email addresses and have faxes sent to multiple email accounts.

Email only fax services are ideal for those who send occasional faxes or have alternative means of sending and receiving faxes. Email fax is also a good introduction into online faxing for those switching from a traditional fax machine. Take advantage of email fax services that allow you to fax for free or provide a free trial offer.