[Asterisk-Users] FAX difference IAXModem / Hylafax and spandsp app_rxfax

[James Armstrong]

> 
>> Thanks, that helps. What variable (in Asterisk) would I modify if I 
>> wanted to tweak one of the CALLERID fields that gets passed? Right 
>> now, it is not passing the DID number the fax came in on, it is always 
>> passing 's' as the NDID. 
> 
> 
> 
> I think the key is to just not alter the DID to begin with:
> 
>  exten => 5551212,1,Dial(IAX2/ttyIAX0)
The only problem here is, we are using our normal did numbers that 
forward to our extensions. Asterisk detects the fax tone and sends it to 
the exten => fax,1,.... extension.
> 
> instead of:
> 
>  exten => s,1,Dial(IAX2/ttyIAX0)
I will try setting the caller id based on the DID number that was called 
and see if that works.
> 
> If you need some kind of pattern matching, then use it, but using "s" 
> rewrites the DID.
> 

Thanks,
James