Just in case …

identifying yourself, “Hello, this is [your name].” When you press START, your fax machine responds to these signals using other special tones (to us humans, they sound a bit like screeches) which are its way of responding to the other machine’s “greeting.” This communication is called handshaking.

The way fax machines work is regulated closely by international standards applied by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), an agency of the United Nations. These standards ensure the compatibility of your fax machine with mil- lions of other fax machines worldwide.

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