[Asterisk-Users] Which asterisk-friendly cards are fax-capable?

[Tom Rymes]

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> are fax-capable?
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> On Tue, 2005-10-11 at 17:01 -0400, Tom Rymes wrote:
> > Frankly, I would recommend that you forget about trying to fax with
> > Asterisk. Buy a good Multitech analog modem and install HylaFAX.
> > 
> > Use the right tool for the job!!!
> 
> Asterisk may be able to fax better in the somewhat near 
> future.  One of the things holding up T.38 support is the 
> inability for asterisk to switch codecs on the fly.  I am not 
> saying that is the only thing, just one of the things.  Well 
> 1.2 is supposed to have better support in that regard, which 
> means that work on T.38 can happen in a better way in the future.


This is good news. (I would like to be able to receive faxes reliably
over our PRI)

Until then, however, I still recommend HylaFAX.

Tom