[asterisk-users] fax support

[Ardjan Zwartjes]

> But, as shipped, asterisk doesn't have native fax support, 
> but it can be 
> patched in via the spandsp code, giving you 2 new 
> applications: RxFax and 
> TxFax. You can plumb an incoming answered call to RxFax and 
> it will decode 
> the incoming fax stream into a TIFF file which you can then 
> process as 
> required.

You can also use a combination of iaxmodem and hylafax to add fax
capabillities to asterisk. Although this is harder to configure it was
more reliable on our systems.

Kind regards,
Ardjan Zwartjes,
Telecats.