[Asterisk-Users] Re: Fax between Asterisk SIP clients

[Justin Newman]

SpanDSP comes with app_rxfax and app_txfax.

If you need to send a fax, you can initiate this from one of your ATA
connected fax machines. For automation, you can use call files (a sample is
at /usr/src/asterisk/sample.call) or the Asterisk Manager API. Another
method, although less automated- you could have an extension that you dial
into to kick the whole proces off.

If you need fax detection, you can try NVFaxDetect and NVBackgroundDetect.
For PDF/TIFF fax to e-mail, try NVFaxEmail.

Contact me off list if you need more help.

Justin

> Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2005 10:53:29 -0800
> From: Andy Kuo <akuoca at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Fax between Asterisk SIP clients
>
> Hi all,
>  I'm looking for a fax solution with Asterisk. I would like the users to
be
> able to hook up regular fax machines to their SIP ATA's and send/receive
fax
> from PSTN and/or other SIP clients.
> My goal is:
>  fax machines <-----> SIP ATA ----- Asterisk ----- T1(TE406E) <-----> fax
on
> PSTN
>  It looks like Hylafax will allow me to receive fax from PSTN, but not
send
> to PSTN. I also tried Spandsp, and it seems to receive fax ok from ATA's,
> but I can't figure out how to have it automatically forward the fax file
to
> fax machines on PSTN or other SIP extensions.
>  Can I have Spandsp dial and send the fax to the destination
automatically?
> Are there other software / hardware solutions that can help me achieve my
> goal?
>  Please advise.
> Thanks to any help/ideas.
> AK