[Asterisk-Users] IAXmodem fax polling

[Jean-Denis Girard]

Adam Goryachev wrote:
> 
> Don't assume that we read this list every 5 secs.... I haven't read the
> mailing list since last week....

You're right, thanks for your reply.

> 
> In any case, you have two options:
> 1) Do it with meetme like you do now...

Lee Howard, the author of IAXmodem agrees with me that meetme adds a
layer to the call that may be bad for faxing reliability.

> 2) Just transfer the call to iaxmodem....
> 
> eg:
> exten => s,1,GenerateFax
> exten => s,2,txfax(somefax)
> 
> convert to:
> exten => s,1,TellHylafaxWhatFaxToSend
> exten => s,2,Dial(IAX2/iaxmodem)
> 
> Then, hylafax should answer and send the requested fax.....

Yes, and Hylafax will answer, *but* it will be waiting for an incoming
fax, it will not try to send the fax prepared. That's why app_bridge
would be needed.

Steve Underwood also informed me about chan_fax
(http://www.sofaswitch.org/chan_fax/), I'll have a look.


Thanks,
-- 
Jean-Denis Girard

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