Fax messaging technology continues to evolve in the 21st century. Because of the advent of the Internet, a new telecommunication option called Internet fax was developed. Internet fax or online fax allows individuals to send and receive fax messages without the use of a fax machine. This kind of service uses the Internet to perform the tasks done through traditional faxing. But because it uses the Internet, online fax services are more efficient and more effective. In addition, fax messages sent online are faster compared to traditional faxing. These messages can be sent and received anywhere in the world because of the accessibility of the Internet. Online faxing is less costly because it does not require paper, ink, extra phone line, waives the maintenance cost of fax machines. There are however many ways of acquiring Internet faxing services. Some are free, some are not. Some Internet fax servers include conversion of a received fax into e-mail while some incoming fax messages from special numbers are scanned and sent directly to an e-mail address.