[Asterisk-Users] * and Fax

[Stuart Anderson]

Howdy,

I would very much like the 'soft' fax functionality described.

The list of features that would interest me:
1) 'soft' fax receiption/transmission.
2) fax routing between * boxes as something other than a 'voice' call, ie. 
email, file transfer, etc.
3) 'soft' fax/modem interface for windows that links to a * box (so that all 
the modem/faxing software that exists on windows can be used for calls via 
*). Anyone else interested in this?

I am currently pursuing the idea of setting up a desktop faxing business in 
Australia (if anyone is interested in sharing their experiences in this area 
I would appreciate it greatly). I am interested in * faxing capabilities as 
voip is considerable cheaper than fixed pstn.

Likewise I am more than willing to devote some testing/documentation time if 
that helps. I'm not a linux/C programmer either (though, if anyone wishes to 
rewrite * as a .Net assembly...).

Regards,

Stuart.

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Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 12:01:59 +0100
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Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] * and Fax
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Hi,

I think this is one area that needs to be developed. I am curently
implementing a system for my home so cannot really justify the cost of
financially supporting the development of this when all I really need to
do is buy a telephone extension lead for my existing fax modem!!!

I am more than willing to devote some testing/documentation time (I am not
really a programmer) if that helps.

Faxing is an important facility for many businesses tho, and it would make
sense to be able to handle a fax call directly from asterisk to hylafax
without having to route it via some analog device on the same machine (eg.
pstn -> voip ->fax svr-> email rather than pstn -> voip -> analog line
->fax svr ->email)

Am i barking up the wrong tree or do others also need this functionality?

Sam