>>>My MFP, unfortunately, does not have these capabilities (Officejet Pro 8600). I looked through the manual but to no avail.
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>>At 200$ per year I'd consider buying a new machine which can automatically forward to email and keep the old printer as backup.
>>Or get a refurbished or used one to use as backup (as it will almost never print, previous use not that important...) for probably 1 year cost plus additional one-time setup effort... I thought the Pro all could at least copy fax to file on computer, so if you have a home server/NAS type always connected in your net, you could probably hack something together yourself scanning new additions to fax directory ;-))
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>My concern regarding a printer that can email or save to a folder (which my printer does not have out of the box) is as follows.

? https://support.hp.com/id-en/document/c03448663

unless color fax needs torpedo it ;-)

> The reason for considering eFax is when I travel (usually on vacation a couple of times a year for a week or 9 days) I want to be able to receive my faxes. The home office router/internet modem can lose internet at any time (it does happen from time to time and requires rebooting the modem/router). And nobody is at home when I travel since my wife is traveling with me.
>I am now considering (and will test it today) an option of forwarding my fax number to a friend or someone who is willing for a week to get my faxes, scan them and email them to me.
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>UPDATE. I just called my phone provider and asked them about being able to forward my fax call to another number. And - they explained - since my fax line is very "basic" it does not have a feature of call forwarding. And to enable it would cost about $16/month. So basically it would cost the same as switching to eFax. No matter where I go, I have to pay. Which is what I expected since when I do something I expect my customers to pay too.

I still think steering $200 per year into safe continuos internet connection compared to specific forwarding better use of funds ;-))