.FAX File

The fax file extension is generally related and used for various Fax files, i.e. scanned documents and send through fax machines.

The most common group 3 faxes conform to the ITU-T Recommendations T.30 and T.4. Group 3 faxes take between six and fifteen seconds to transmit a single page (not including the initial time for the fax machines to handshake and synchronize). The horizontal and vertical resolutions are allowed by the T.4 standard to vary among a set of fixed resolutions.

This fax file type entry was marked as obsolete and no longer supported file format.

This type of file is no longer actively used and is most likely obsolete. This is typically the case for system files in old operating systems, file types from long discontinued software, or previous versions of certain file types (like documents, projects etc.) that were replaced in higher versions of their original programs.

Files with fax file extension can be found as digital pictures saved in format used to visualize fax documents in electronic format.

How to open:

A lot of graphics viewes can open and view fax files.

How to convert:

Fax files can be usually exported as PDF files, or perhaps other graphics formats.