# Fax to Email, Yes; Email to Fax, No?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fax-to-email-yes-email-to-fax-no/229921
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [February 19, 2004, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fax-to-email-yes-email-to-fax-no/229921 "2004-02-19T01:53:29Z")
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### Author: ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)
#### Post date: [February 19, 2004, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fax-to-email-yes-email-to-fax-no/229921/1 "2004-02-19T01:53:29Z")

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Is it possible to somehow direct an email to a fax machine? Does “E-Fax” offer such a service? - Jinx

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### Author: ![LionelHutz405](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lionelhutz405/32/536_2.png) [@LionelHutz405](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LionelHutz405)
#### Post date: [February 19, 2004, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fax-to-email-yes-email-to-fax-no/229921/2 "2004-02-19T02:46:28Z")

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[www.fax1.com](http://www.fax1.com)

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### Author: ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)
#### Post date: [February 19, 2004, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fax-to-email-yes-email-to-fax-no/229921/3 "2004-02-19T02:57:52Z")

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Yeah, my company has both. I only have mine set up to receive faxes, but it is definitely possible for them to configure my system to send them, as well.