Fax, though it is presently much more widespread, has the disadvantage that is does not provide a format for storing texts on computer, but with the spreading of optical character recognition and the integration of fax and computer, we may expect that both media will be interconnected in the very near future. This is a more dynamic form of a newsletter, where everybody can read the information almost immediately after it was written. It allows much more direct discussion than the traditional printed media. People who do not as yet dispose of electronic mail facilities could in a preliminary stage send their contributions to an intermediary who would convert their telexed, faxed or posted messages to email. The main contributions received on the electronic list would be redistributed in a printed form through a traditional newsletter which can also be read by people without email connection.
Electronic publishing offers even more facilities.
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