Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!nstn.ns.ca!news.cs.indiana.edu!samsung!rex!wuarchive!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!rpi!bu.edu!telecom-request From: peter@taronga.hackercorp.com (Peter da Silva) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: How Times Change Message-ID: Date: 21 Feb 91 01:39:27 GMT Sender: news@bu.edu.bu.edu Organization: A corner of our bedroom Lines: 32 Approved: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 11, Issue 141, Message 5 of 12 In article , john@zygot.ati.com (John Higdon) writes: > Peter da Silva writes: > > The up-front capital costs of a FAX machine, plus a second > > line at the recipient end, don't help the economics much. Remember, > > not that many people Here I'm talking about individuals, not businesses. > > have these new toys, and the majority of the USPS > > mail volume already gets a more favorable rate. > On the face of it, this would appear to be true. But for various > reasons, the FAX machine has become ubiquitous in businesses large and > small. How much mail is first-class mail between businesses? The majority is direct mail (gets a better rate) or to or from residences (no fax). > post office has screwed me over just once too often. If I really > expect the distant party to receive my document, I will use any method > other than the US mail. But you have never been the USPS main customer. Myself, I tend to use Email. And I can send a Fax by Email if I have to. peter@taronga.uucp.ferranti.com