[Asterisk-Dev] HylaFAX and spandsp

[Bruce Ferrell]

Over on the openh323 project, under contrib is something called 
t38modem.  Likly the "wrong" (H323) protocol, but it does exactly that. 
  Pretends to be a modem attached to a tty.  HylaFax uses it very well.

Christian Villa Real Lopes wrote:
> I'm not a huge fax user, but from what I understand we need an app/daemon
> that can emulate a device like "/dev/modem" - this way ANY fax SOFTWARE
> (HylaFax , mgetty, etc...) can work, even better, we can answer fax and
> data. What I propose it's a way to external applications see a modem throw a
> device. How to dial ? simple open the device "/dev/modem" send the command
> "ATD1234" and it's done, * search for a line and dial, or return busy. Maybe
> it's better implemented as a kernel driver ( a new soft-modem ? ).
> 
> Sorry for my poor english and my silly ideas.
> 
> Regards,
> Christian V. R. Lopes
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Steve Underwood" <steveu at coppice.org>
> To: <asterisk-dev at lists.digium.com>
> Sent: Saturday, June 26, 2004 12:56
> Subject: [Asterisk-Dev] HylaFAX and spandsp
> 
> 
> 
>>Hi all,
>>
>>Some people are happy with the spandsp soft-FAX the way it is. Some
>>people want to see its FAX modem work with HylaFAX. In an attempt to
>>please the entire universe, a class 1 FAX modem interface for spandsp is
>>now on the way. I just made my first FAX call between a spandsp without
>>HylaFAX, and a spandsp with HylaFAX.
>>
>>Now I have a question. What should this look like as a complete
>>application? The current applications which allow use of mu soft-FAX,
>>rxfax and txfax, are transient applications. What form should a soft-FAX
>>modem for HylaFAX take? Should I follow the same transient application
>>format, launching a copy of HylaFAX's faxgetty as needed? If so, what
>>about the FAX sending side. Should I be building a persistent
>>application with a persistent copy of HylaFAX attached? HylaFAX experts,
>>please tell me what will suit HylaFAX best, as I am no HylaFAX expert.
>>
>>Regards,
>>Steve
>>
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