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You could come up with a list of features that are plausible but I can't imagine a world where having my scanner send an email would be more convenient than jus
by jchw 2y ago
You could come up with a list of features that are plausible but I can't imagine a world where having my scanner send an email would be more convenient than just having a scanned document directly on a computer or phone.
Brother printers can scan to network shares without Internet access. Local networking is plenty.
- rafaelmn 2y ago> but I can't imagine a world where having my scanner send an email would be more convenient than just having a scanned document directly on a computer or phone. I have a home office laser combo - it has a touch display on it and is bulky next to - when I need to scan in receipts I just upload it to a share folder where my accountant can pick it up.
- averageRoyalty 2y agoGiven the capabilites of the average HN user, it would be trivial to send to a local share that is monitored and auto uploads, effectively firewalling the printer off. I do this with my "smart TV", it only has access to my web proxy and a DNS sever I control, whitelist only.
- account42 2y agoJust scanning on your computer/phone and emailing the result would not be any more effort.