[Asterisk-Users] Can I recreate a Fax from a recorded file?

[Technical Support]

Why not capture the faxes (in or out) in tiff format, instead of audio
format?  Setup your asterisk box to relay faxes!

MD

-----Original Message-----
From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Alexander
Lopez
Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 10:07 AM
To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Can I recreate a Fax from a recorded file?

I have a client that 'NEEDS' (his words not mine) to make sure that all
faxes, emails, calls, and mail are archived. Phone and email are simple,
Mail depends upon the integrity of the mail room, Faxes however can be sent
from anyone. They would like this as they recently had an issue with a fax
sent. Client claims that the fax received was NOT the Fax sent. In the
client file, the correct fax is there, but client attests to a different
copy. (Client is always right)

I know that I can use HylaFax and a custom context to grab the 'dialed'
number receive the fax via HylaFax and 're-send' it out again. But I have
not had the success rate I would like with HylaFax/IAXmodem. 

However, recording a file in Asterisk is a simple and manageable concept. I
do not expect problems with the recording load as there will be less than 10
recordings at once. I will NOT be mixing them and will be off-loading the
tasks off to another machine after hours for processing, realtime archiving
is not needed.

They are also 'emotionally attached' to the rather large fax machines
(Mopier) that they have. (4)

They are a law firm that deals with rather large purchases, Planes, Boats(
SHIPS!!), small island countries, etc. etc,

They only have 3 attorneys and 3 para-legals, so they are difficult to
change in their ways, I find larger orgs are less resilient to change.

That's why......



> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users- 
> bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Dovid Bender
> Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 9:06 AM
> To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Can I recreate a Fax from a recorded
file?
> 
> <snip>
> > This is a very KGB / NSA / InterPOL / CIA type question, but if I 
> > have a recorded file (G.711, no compression) can I feed it into 
> > standard in of an application and have it recreate the fax that was 
> > send?
> </snip>
> What is the specific reason as to why you want to record it to a file 
> and send it out. When you need to send it to two people why not just 
> send two faxes ?
> What am I missing ?
> Dovid
> 
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