cross-posted from: https://libretechni.ca/post/2163451

The fax service demands an email address for confirmation purposes. I give a disposable address using a service that lets me choose the username portion. So I choose an address like dysfunctionaladdress@disposablebox.xyz. Then I use that disposable acct to confirm the fax.

The fax service discloses the email address to the recipient. I would expect my email address wording would make it loud and clear to the recipient that it is unfit for sending email. But motherfuckers use it anyway! I suppose they are too lazy to send snail mail to the address I provided. So then their response to dysfunctionaladdress@disposablebox.xyz is publicly shared with the world. And not me, generally, because I don’t return to the disposable box.

It’s such a shit-show. How can I control for this? I need a fax service that does not force exposure of email address to recipients. I don’t mind paying to send a fax so long as it’s a pyg (pay-as-you-go) service. I can only find fax services that require a plan with monthly payments.

Any suggestions? The whole point in using a fax is to prevent the recipient from reaching me over email.