[Asterisk-Users] Re: faxdetect questions - Please HELP!

[M.Hockings]

In reading this problem and the solution I wonder if it would be better, 
(or acceptable to the users?) to send the received Hylafax fax to a 
(network attached) printer of their choice.  That way you eliminate the 
need for special equipment (the fax machine) ?

I did a bit of research and found :
http://www.hylafax.org/content/Handbook:Server_Operation:Tweaking_and_Customization
That has a section on "Automatic Fax Printing" that actually address 
this sort or thing.

Mike

Craig Guy wrote:
> Hi Bob,
> 
> in order to stop fax detection, send the call to a context without a 
> 'fax' extension:
> 
> [incoming]
> 
> _XXXX.,1,doSomeStuff
> 
> ; Hardfax extension
> 12345678,1,Goto(hardfax,1000,1)
> 
> fax,1,receiveFax
> 
> [hardfax]
> 1000,1,Dial(Zap/1|70)
> 1000,n,Hangup
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob McDowell" 
> <mcdowell.lists at gmail.com>
> To: "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion" 
> <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 6:23 AM
> Subject: [Asterisk-Users] faxdetect questions - Please HELP!
> 
> 
>> I'm using IAXmodem and Hylafax with 'faxdetect=incoming' and things 
>> mostly
>> work pretty well.  My main lines come in via T1 DID.  Today, HR got 
>> tired of
>> having someone read and forward their faxes to them and requested we 
>> bring
>> their physical machine back on line.  I have been able to get the fax
>> forwarded to the appropriate zap channel, but I cannot seem to get it to
>> stop 'faxdetect'ing.  After deciding that it is a fax and sending it 
>> to the
>> proper zap channel Asterisk says:
>>
>>    -- Executing Dial("Zap/5-1", "Zap/105") in new stack
>>    -- Called 105
>>    -- Zap/105-1 is ringing
>>    -- Redirecting Zap/5-1 to fax extension
>>    -- Hungup 'Zap/105-1'
>>
>> ...and Hylafax gets it...
>>
>> Now the questions:
>>
>> 1) How can I have 'faxdetect=incoming' for my T1 context and 
>> 'faxdetect=no'
>> for my internal zap channels.  (I'm assuming that this is what's wrong
>> here...)
>> 2) Is it instead possible to disable faxdetect for the duration of the
>> call?  E.g. exten => fax,1,zapFAXDETECT(off)
>> 3) Is there a better way to mix detected faxes and dedicated fax lines?
>> 4) Can anyone share with me a config that accomplishes this feat (both
>> detected and dedicated)?
>>
> 
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