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Internet fax uses the internet to receive and send faxes. Traditional faxing involves sending a scanned copy of a document (a facsimile) from one fax machine to another, over the phone network. Internet faxing (or "online faxing") is a general term which can refer to one of several methods of achieving this over the Internet (Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP) has become increasingly popular. Compressing fax signals is different from compressing voice signals, so a new standard (T.38) has been created for this. If the VoIP adapter instead of a regular phone line). Alternatively, an iFax can be used in conjunction with a fax gateway. iFax machine → email message (over Internet) → iFax machine (using email address) A new fax machine (supporting iFax/T.37) is required, as well as a known email address for the sending and receiving machines. This has limited the standard's use, though a system for looking up a fax's email address based on its phone number is under development [2]. To work with existing fax machines, all iFax machines support standard faxing (requiring a regular phone line). Alternatively, an iFax can be used in conjunction with a fax gateway. iFax machine → email message (over Internet) → Fax gateway → Phone line → traditional Fax machine (or vice versa) As with regular faxes, only one fax can be connected to send or receive at a time. Internet Fax Internet Fax achieves a dramatic reduction in communication costs especially when long faxes are frequently exchanged with overseas or distant offices. Since there is no telephone connection charge when sending a fax over the Internet, the cost of sending faxes is covered entirely by the fixed line Internet connection fee. The recipient machine must also be compatible with Internet Fax. Hardcopy is converted to TIFF or PDF data and attached to an e-mail in MIME format. Then, taking advantage