[Asterisk-Users] Fax over IP doesn't works

[Steve Underwood]

Michael Loftis wrote:

> Just my $0.02 but seems to me the VoIP community as a whole needs to 
> extend SIP (or IAX?) with a special 'fax data' mode wherein the 
> gateways either act locally as the modem and queue/push bits (not 
> audio data) for the remote end or transparently bridge them through in 
> the case of a passthrough call.
>
> IMO faxes need to die, but business still loves them.
>
> As I said, just my $0.02.

That is such a good idea they did it several years ago. Its called T.38 
for H.323 and SIP. IAX doesn't yet have something similar, but its high 
on the list of things to do.

Regards,
Steve