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Another thank you to Ecossais. We have now registered for free faxes. It was easy, and we have received our first fax today. So, that's quite a few bawbees saved on an unnecessary replacement fax machine. I'd have faxed you with my thanks if I had your number.  

Thanks for the very detailed reply. The free faxes in sounds great, and since we have so few it just has to be a winner. I'll look at the site very, very soon. Many thanks for all the other useful info. Very much appreciated.  

Our trusty old fax machine has finally decided to retire itself after many years of faithful service. Since the number of faxes which we send and receive is now quite small, we wonder if we should bother to replace it. Consequently, I have experimented with sending faxes from the PC, and despite an almost total absence of instructions, did manage to get one away correctly. However, it would be nice to feel a little more in control, and I wonder if there is any simple idiot's guide to sending and receiving faxes via a PC (assuming that such instructions are not  lurking somewhere on the system already - and where?)? Presumably, it is necessary to be up and running and connected to the network in order to receive a fax? Is there anywhere (any organisation), who will hold incoming faxes, rather in the manner of emails, until one logs on and downloads? I have found one or two, but they are only interested in high volumes and their basic charge is uneconomic for the very few which we now receive each year. Thanks in advance for your enlightenment.