[Asterisk-Users] A software FAX modem

[Steven Critchfield]

On Fri, 2003-10-24 at 10:56, sparc wrote:
> Steven Critchfield wrote:
> 
> >On Fri, 2003-10-24 at 10:19, sparc wrote:
> >  
> >
> >>Hi all
> >>
> >>i just test the /Steve Underwood software fax modem
> >>it works with my CVS version of asterik ( 20 october 2003 )
> >>
> >>I can receive fax into tiff file :
> >>in my extension.conf , i put this line : exten => 
> >>fax,1,RxFAX(/home/steveu/testfax2.tif)
> >>and i can receive fax
> >>
> >>now my problem, is how can i do to send fax ?
> >>I cannot see how to send a fax .
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >The way I did it was to use a sample.call file like below to use the
> >tiff file you have listed above.
> >
> >
> >Channel: Zap/g2/XXXXXXX
> >
> >Application: txfax
> >Data: /home/steveu/testfax2.tif
> >
> >
> >  
> >
> Ok, so what i need to put in my extension.conf to activate the 
> sample.call file ?

You don't put anything in the extensions.conf file. You drope the
sample.call file in /var/spool/asterisk/outgoing. When asterisk sees
this file, it will read it and make the call and connect the txfax
application to the line.
-- 
Steven Critchfield  <critch at basesys.com>