On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 6:00 PM, Steve Totaro <stot...@totarotechnologies.com> wrote: > On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 5:21 PM, C F <shma...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 3:38 PM, Sassy Natan <sas...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Hi, >>> I would like to make sure I got it right: >>> 1. Asterisk 1.4 doesn't support FAX support. It do however works if u sent >>> fax from the PSTN and have anther FAX machine answer to it even if it is >>> behind asterisk. This works like any regular phone, and as far as I know >>> this mode known as T.38 pass through. >> >> No its not T.38 pass through. T.38 pass through is only if the 2 end >> points negotiated T.38, i.e. a provider that supports T.38 and an ATA >> that supports T.38. What you are describing will most likely fail if >> there is any VoIP in between, and should succeed over pure TDM using >> digium or similar cards. > > Fax was never officially supported by Asterisk/Digium using TDM cards. > > I works for the most part, but there is no comparison to a pure POTS > line. Much depends on the line quality, the sending and receiving fax > devices. Some places with good fax machines, PRIs coming in and some > FXS ports would work just fine. > > Others, are a nightmare and make you look bad. > > Depending on your customer's fax needs, sometimes it is better to tell > them to keep or have some POTS lines provisioned for reliable faxing > and to back that up, bring up being able to reach 911 if the phone > system is down and the company's liability, even though everyone has > cell phones. This is the best for TDM faxing with nothing fancy. > > I have sent people to www.trustfax.com > > TDM faxing is something that burned me more than once, so I don't suggest it. > >> >>> 2. If u want asterisk 1.4 to able to sent and receive emails you will have >>> to patch the source code using the spandsp patches. There are some other >>> ways to make this work like using IAX, hylafax but I need to know if this >>> is true. This mode is what know to be as NVFAX detected >> >> asterisk doesn't have the ability to send or receive emails. It does >> have the ability to use something like sendmail to send/receive >> emails. >> I'm assuming its a typo and you meant faxes. >> What exactly are you trying to accomplish? If you need to know >> something go ahead and try/test it and report back. After all that is >> what we all did to be able to answer it. Apparently the fact that >> others tried it and told you that it works still warrants a >> question:"I need to know if this is true" >> > > I have been advised that everyone must post their solutions to the > list so that you don't have to test. I think it was a self appointed > list moderator. People are required to come back, aknowledge that > something worked and give credit. Flaw: Just because something worked > for someone doesn't mean that your solution wouldn't work better. > > Anyways, I am with you. I learned this stuff with very little > documentation except .conf examples and code. Integration is where > things get really fun and creative. Logically testing and failing and > testing until you find your solution is extremely rewarding (at least > to me). Making a Definity G3 and Asterisk fully integrate can cause > severe rage followed by euphoria, so be warned. Being creative is > dangerous to some on the list.
Wow, I cant believe that someone else on this list is admitting to the orgasm integrating a Definity with asterisk can give one. But it takes so much foreplay and believe me its worth it. :) > > Try iaxmodem and hylafax. Alex B did a very nice writeup on how to > set that up so that it works very well. > >> >>> 3. Now version 1.6 support Fax in a better way then 1.4. There is app_fax.c >>> in the source code. Can someone please tell me what does this apps do? >> >> I assume you meant than not then, but I'm not sure if its a typo, you >> might just not know. >> app_fax.c does faxing. The question is what are YOU trying to do? >> >> >>> 4. Version 1.8 as two modes: SpanDSP mode and some other method, what is >>> the different between then.... can someone please help? >> >> Whats the other mode? >> > > The best mode for T38 is probably Freeswitch or Callweaver. > >> >>> >>> Thanks >>> Sassy >>> -- > > -- > _____________________________________________________________________ > -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- > New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: > http://www.asterisk.org/hello > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > -- _____________________________________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
