[thelist] faxing online orders?
Stephen Rider
evolt_org at striderweb.com
Mon Feb 25 09:15:24 CST 2008
On Feb 23, 2008, at 1:05 PM, Hassan Schroeder wrote:
>> A linux box which's only task is to poll and print orders from a web
>> site doesn't really require maintenance once it is set up and
>> running.
>
> It's one more thing to deal with than he has now. And mostly, I'm
> talking maintenance on the printer. Anything with moving parts... :-)
Let's apply a little Holmsian logic here. The customer wants to have
only one physical device to fiddle with. You have two options:
1) Set him up with a service that sends his emails to his fax.
2) Set him up with a computer that:
a) receives and auto-prints faxes, and
b) receives and auto-prints emails
Either solution involves one and only one "thing with moving
parts" (printer or fax).
Stephen
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