[asterisk-users] Fax Detection on SIP

[--[ UxBoD ]--]

----- "Paul Scott" <paul at cpanel.net> wrote:

> Yeah sounds like you wanna use NVFaxDetect
> 
> it would allow you to add something like exten => fax,1,Swift("number 
> 
> has changed"); to your inbound call part of your dialplan
> 
> 
> 
> On Jan 14, 2010, at 11:45 AM, Juan C. Villa wrote:
> 
> > Could you use NVFaxDetect?
> >
> > On Thu, 2010-01-14 at 17:35 +0000, --[ UxBoD ]-- wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> We have a issue where one of our clients is receiving a high volume
>  
> >> of calls from automated fax machines and passing through their  
> >> context which means all phones get rung.
> >>
> >> I am looking for a way to detect the fax tone, on answer, and route
>  
> >> it to a extension/macro where a announcement would tell them the  
> >> correct number to fax to.
> >>
> >> The inbound calls are across SIP so am not able to use DADHI.   
> >> Would this scenario be perfect for "Fax for Asterisk" ?
> >>
> >> All help greatfully appreciated.
> >>

The problem is that NVFaxDetect does not appear to work with Asterisk 1.6.X :( Looking for something that is actively supported.

Thanks, Phil