[Asterisk-Users] * and Fax

[slwatts at winckworths.co.uk]

I manage the IT for a firm of around 200 users here in the uk - 
Successfully rolled out desktop faxing using Hylafax, although its only 
really used for reception and auto emailing/printing of faxes, Lawyers 
hate sending unsigned faxes (and hate storing their signatures even 
more)!! Unfortunately we have just completed a purchasing cycle for our 
phone system (Mitel) but the ability to send and receive faxes via Voip 
would have been a huge bonus, esp. considering we have three remote 
offices.

Thumbs up for the software psudo-modem idea! ALso - has anyone thought 
that this could be used easily to promote pretty much ANY commercial fax 
server software, and promote asterisk in the process? I have not looked at 
Tobit or Rightfax recently  - maybe they already have this functionality 
in them?

Sam

Stuart Anderson <stuart.anderson at tpg.com.au> wrote on 30/09/2004 07:35:44:

> 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
> From: slwatts at winckworths.co.uk
> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] * and Fax
> To: jorn at ccl-network.com, Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial
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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
> 
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