Putting exten => fax,1,RxFax(filename)
in your context invokes the kind of fax detection you are seeking. You can similarly send the call to a real fax machine exten => fax,1,Dial(Zap/1) > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Freddi Hansen > Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 1:00 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [Asterisk-Users] SoftFax question > > > Hi, > I am looking at using the softfax that Steve Underwood has developed. > It's very straight forward when you assign an extension for the fax. > A function that several pbx's has is that they listen for the 'faxtone' > for 5 seconds > after 'answer' in the menu where you can enter your local > extension number, > it's normally done in parallel with the DTMF detection. I think that > the logical solution > would be if the DTMF mask given to the DTMFdetector could had a digit > for fax or > if there was a 'background' function that we could check on with > IfFaxGoTo(xxx). > I haven't been able to google any function in '*' that would help us > with this so that's > why I try the list in case I (hopefully) have overlooked something. > > The above function would be nice since you could share the same access > number for phone > and fax (like the old autofax switches). Secondly when people mistakenly > queues a fax for > you main access number it would just be dropped into the 'faxbox' > instaedt of calling you > 10 times over the next 20 minutes. > > Freddi > > _______________________________________________ > Asterisk-Users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users