Exhibit 10.19


THESE SECURITIES ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AS SET FORTH ON THE
REVERSE.

                                PROMISSORY NOTE
                                   ISSUED BY
                                 BOARDRUSH LLC

                   6.32% Secured Non-Recourse Note due 2004


No. 1                                                                 $2,250,000

          Boardrush LLC, a limited liability company formed under the laws of
the State of New York ("Issuer"), for value received, hereby promises to pay to
JFAX Communications, Inc., or registered assigns (the "holder"), the principal
sum of two million two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($2,250,000) on March 17,
2004, and to pay interest thereon from March 17, 1997 (the "Funding Date") or
from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or
duly provided for, payable monthly on the last Business Day of each month,
commencing in April 1997, at a rate of 6.32% per annum.  Interest shall be
computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.  The interest
so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment
Date will be paid to the person in whose name this Note (or a predecessor note)
is registered at the close of business on the fifth Business Day next preceding
such Interest Payment Date.  Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly
provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such regular
record date and may either be paid to the person in whose name this Note is
registered at the close of business on a special record date for the payment of
such defaulted interest, to be fixed by the Issuer, or be paid at any time in
any other lawful manner.

          This Note is issued pursuant to a Note Agreement, dated as of the
Funding Date, between the Issuer and JFAX Communications, Inc., as the initial
Investor named therein (the "Note Agreement") and is subject to the provisions
thereof, including the restrictions on transfer contained therein.  The Notes
shall be issuable solely in denominations of $100,000 and integral multiples of
$1,000 in excess thereof.  Terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall
have the meanings set forth in the Note Agreement.

          The indebtedness evidenced by this Note is, to the extent provided in
the Note Agreement, subject to the provisions stating that this Note is a non-

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recourse obligation of the Issuer, with recourse solely against the Collateral,
as provided in Section 5.2 of the Note Agreement, and provisions permitting
payment of this Note by the Issuer through the provision of consulting services
to JFAX Communications, Inc., as provided in Section 5.3 of the Note Agreement,
and this Note is issued subject to the provisions of the Note Agreement with
respect thereto, including Section 5.4 of the Note Agreement.  The holder of
this Note, by accepting the same, agrees to and shall be bound by such
provisions.

          Payment of this Note will be made by wire transfer to the address or
account specified by the holder or, in the absence of such specification, by
check mailed to the holder at his address appearing in the Notes register.

          Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default under the Note Agreement,
this Note (including principal, interest, and all other amounts) shall be
immediately due and payable.  This Note is subject to redemption, either (a)
mandatorily, in whole, at such time as the common stock of JFAX Communications,
Inc. has become publicly traded (as defined for purposes of the Note Agreement)
and the Issuer, Mr. Jens Muller and their Affiliates have sold at least $4
million in value of such common stock, or (b) optionally, in whole or in part,
at the option of the Issuer after the second anniversary of the Funding Date, in
either case at 100% of the principal amount hereof (or the portion to be
redeemed) together with accrued interest to the redemption date, as set forth in
the Note Agreement.

          The Notes are issuable only in registered form without coupons and
transfers will be effected only on the Notes register maintained as provided in
Section 7.5 of the Note Agreement.

          The undersigned Issuer hereby waives presentment, demand, notice of
dishonor, protest and all other demands and notices in connection with the
delivery, acceptance, performance and enforcement of this Note.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this Note to be duly executed.


Dated: March 17, 1997


                              BOARDRUSH LLC


                              By:   /s/ Jens Muller
                                    -----------------------------------
                                    Name:  Jens Muller
                                    Title: Manager

THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE,
PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE THEREWITH.

THESE SECURITIES ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER CONTAINED IN THE NOTE
AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF MARCH ___, 1997, BETWEEN BOARDRUSH LLC, AS ISSUER, AND
JFAX COMMUNICATIONS, INC., AS THE INVESTOR NAMED THEREIN, A COPY OF WHICH IS ON
FILE AT THE PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES OF JFAX COMMUNICATIONS, INC., AND WHICH
RESTRICTIONS REQUIRE, AS A CONDITION TO ANY TRANSFER, APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTATION
TO EVIDENCE COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS, INCLUDING AN OPINION OF
COUNSEL WITH RESPECT THERETO.

NO REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY WILL BE EFFECTED ON THE NOTES
REGISTER UNLESS AND UNTIL SUCH RESTRICTIONS ARE COMPLIED WITH.

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