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PostnataleAbtreibung t1_j6xb6z1 wrote

Reply to comment by Reiiser in I'm (m) 31 years old from Germany and am dying of germ cell cancer! AMA by Reiiser

Fax? Such modern tool they offer to you? I still need my old typewriter to communicate with DRV and the BG :)

You know, I don’t want to condolence you, say it stinks, you know that way better than I do. But that your body is so weakened and such, yea, this isn’t ideal for goodbye trip, though I would have wished you one sincerely.

Trotzdem alles Gute! Ich hoffe für dich auf ein Wunder, obwohl alles gegen dich scheint.

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imwer234 t1_j6xhqsu wrote

I think Germany (and perhaps Japan) is one of the last countries to use fax in daily business. :)

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PostnataleAbtreibung t1_j6xirqs wrote

I absolutely know. I actually own one and use it regularly because of bureaucracy.

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imwer234 t1_j6xkkk6 wrote

It caught me a bit off-guard 10 or so years ago when I had to troubleshoot some software supporting fax features. I was like "who the hell still use fax nowadays?!", apparently germans. It isn't as prevalent in Sweden but sometimes it is used for legal binding documents, although not usually the preferred method. Must be closer to 25 years ago I used a physical fax machine.

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PostnataleAbtreibung t1_j6xx04h wrote

Exactly. The „OK“ from the fax machine counts as legally binding delivered. And you even can prove what you have sent.

Especially in Pharma / Healthcare related things fax is still pretty common, though declining.

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