Method and system for transmitting electronic messages from a fax machine to various network devices and recipients, comprising printing a first document with machine-readable code which contains data corresponding to an electronic address of an intended recipient and transmitting the first document from a facsimile machine to a computerized device configured to receive facsimiles, and further comprising decoding the machine-readable code received to retrieve the data corresponding to the electronic address, generating an electronic message addressed to the electronic address, and transmitting the electronic message to the electronic address of the intended recipient.