Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word 'access' in line 8?

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the questions.

1. Electronic mail is the telecommunication equivalent of the ordinary postal service which delivers letters to houses and offices.
2.  The postal service is employed for the delivery of messages that do not need to be delivered
3. within a very short time of their dispatch. Much business correspondence consists of orders, invoice and receipts which are prepared using a computer at the originating office.
4. The use of electronic mail overcomes this problem. It is a system which provides a cheap and
5. convenient method of passing messages.
6.  When electronic mail first became feasible, several different systems were employed. Mail box
7. X400 message handling system allows users to send and receive messages to other compatible mailboxes around the world. 
8.  Customers   can also communicate with Fax and Telex as well as Dialcom systems that give access to online database.