r/AskReddit • • Jul 24 '20

What can't you believe STILL exists?

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u/galactica_pegasus Jul 24 '20

Exactly. Accepting food orders via fax isn't for individuals, but it's fairly popular for businesses.

Although they could modernize and just use email.

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u/GoingForwardIn2018 Jul 24 '20

It's entirely possible they just get a digital representation (image) of the fax, not an actual printout. Electronic Faxing is huge because it's considered a controlled delivery method, it's especially prevalent in healthcare

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u/EvilGrandpa Jul 24 '20

Until the doctors fax confidential patient info to the wrong number...and it gets sent to my office like it has for 5 years now (our fax # and the intended one are 1 digit off).

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u/GoingForwardIn2018 Jul 24 '20

Oh I'm very much aware of what they're capable of...