[Asterisk-Users] SoftFax question

[David Carr]

Putting

exten => fax,1,RxFax(filename)

in your context invokes the kind of fax detection you are seeking. You can
similarly send the call to a real fax machine

exten => fax,1,Dial(Zap/1)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-users-admin at lists.digium.com
> [mailto:asterisk-users-admin at lists.digium.com]On Behalf Of Freddi Hansen
> Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 1:00 PM
> To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
> Subject: [Asterisk-Users] SoftFax question
>
>
> Hi,
> I am looking at using the softfax that Steve Underwood has developed.
> It's very straight forward when you assign an extension for the fax.
> A function that several pbx's has is that they listen for the 'faxtone'
> for 5 seconds
> after 'answer' in the menu where you can enter your local
> extension number,
> it's normally done in parallel with the DTMF detection.  I think that
> the logical solution
> would be if the DTMF mask given to the DTMFdetector could  had a digit
> for fax or
> if there was a 'background' function that  we could check on with
> IfFaxGoTo(xxx).
> I haven't been able to google any function in '*' that would help us
> with this so that's
> why I try the list in case I (hopefully) have overlooked something.
>
> The above function would be nice since you could share the same access
> number for phone
> and fax (like the old autofax switches). Secondly when people mistakenly
> queues a fax for
> you main access number it would just be dropped into the 'faxbox'
> instaedt of  calling you
> 10 times over the next 20 minutes.
>
> Freddi
>
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