E-Fax User Guide
The Faxcom fax service can now send faxes using email.
In Thunderbird, select New Message, and in the email address To field, specify the recipient name and fax number. See the sample below. Use the "Attach Icon" in email to include up to 20 file attachments with the message. These attachments will be received as a fax. The file attachments may include MS Word, MS Excel or MS PowerPoint, or Adobe Acrobat files. Include a message in the body of the email, and this message will print as part of the fax cover sheet.
Use the following format to address the fax recipient:
fax=/Name=John_Doe/NUM=1-800-555-5000@fax.wasc.noaa.gov
Do NOT leave spaces between words, use the underscore _ instead.
Addressing parameters:
- NUM, NUMBER, or PHONE
Phone number of the recipient
- NAME, TO, ATTENTION, or ATTN (opt)
The name of the recipient
- COMPANY (opt)
The company name of the recipient
- FROM (opt)
Overrides the e-mail sender's name on the fax cover page
Here are the two pages as they were received.
Send yourself a fax to ensure you are using the correct fax address format. After you are successful in sending yourself a fax, you can copy the format into your email address book for easy retrieval.
