The only time I ever went overseas was when I submitted a GAR via a FAX machine. Upon landing, the customs officer asked if I had sent a GAR and got a reply. I said I had sent it, but not seen any reply. He said they might have been out of paper, so would never have seen my GAR. However as an ex GPO engineer I knew that you can only send a Fax if the receiving machine does have paper, so I tried to explain that to him.
I suppose the internet is used these days.
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