Traditional faxing involves sending a scanned copy of a document (a facsimile) from one fax machine to another, over the phone network. Internet faxing (or "Fax to Email") is a general term which can refer to one of several methods of achieving this over the Internet/Email - with a goal of both reduced costs and increased functionality over traditional faxing.

Depending on the specific method/implementation (see below), advantages of using the internet can include

• no extra telephone line required for the fax

• paperless communication, integrated with email

• send and receive multiple faxes simultaneously

• reduction in phone costs