> Frankly i don't know what is more complicated, given that with a web form you have one computer talking to another, several exchanges of data, and computing o

> Frankly i don't know what is more complicated, given that with a web form you have one computer talking to another, several exchanges of data, and computing of same (request form, transfer form, render form, transfer inputs). With a fax machine you also have two computers talking to one another: the fax machines. Then, after the two computers talk and deliver a low quality copy of a document using a very slow communication mechanism that doesn't have any encryption, a person then must take the contents of the document and input this into a computer system. If the document is filled out incorrectly--for instance, a name is missing--the data entry person has to communicate with the original submitter this mistake. There are also the accessibility issues inherent to the medium of paper. How difficult is it for a blind man to fill out a paper form? With a Web form, users can check themselves whether or not rooms are available. The form can determine if there are errors before it is submitted so no further communication needs to be made. It can be built in an accessible manner so that the blind can use it. Even people without the use of their hands can use it given text to speech technology today. Encryption can be added to the process, no paper or ink is used (reducing the cost of the transaction on both ends), and no landline (or access to a landline) is required on the user's end. Even a very simple form submission system that does nothing but replicate the fax machine form would still be better than the fax just due to the ability to encrypt the communication and accessibility issues.