[asterisk-users] Bottom line on fax reception

[shadowym]

Thanks for all the replies.  Seems there are at least 2 or 3 people giving
strong recommendations to iaxmodem/hylafax as a reliable (ie. business grade
production) solution.  That is just the sort of feedback I was looking for.

My application is just standard business reception of faxes.  Right now they
use WinFax and probably receive about 30 to 50 faxes a day.  I want to wean
them off Winfax as it's not really supported anymore and I dislike all
things Symantec in general.

Receiving faxes on Asterisk has the added benefit of being able to use the
fax line as an extra outgoing line when the rest are in use.  That is what
they are doing now on their key system and they don't want to lose that
ability.  I don't blame them.

-----Original Message-----
From: Duncan Turnbull [mailto:duncan at e-simple.co.nz] 
Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 2:18 PM
To: 'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion'
Subject: RE: [asterisk-users] Bottom line on fax reception

I use Asterisk and Hylafax and iaxmodem to send 600+ faxes per week with no
baby sitting, I receive about 20 and it requires no baby sitting

Hylafax and iaxmodem with Asterisk works very well - check out iaxmodem and
hylafax lists for much bigger examples

Cheers Duncan

-----Original Message-----
From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of shadowym
Sent: Tuesday, 29 May 2007 7:34 a.m.
To: 'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion'
Subject: RE: [asterisk-users] Bottom line on fax reception

Sorry but I must have missed it if someone else responded.  If the built in
fax reception doesn't work very well what about the 3rd party stuff
mentioned on the Asterisk Wiki?

-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Totaro [mailto:stotaro at asteriskhelpdesk.com]
Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 8:38 AM
To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
Subject: RE: [asterisk-users] Bottom line on fax reception

Someone already answered this question.  The answer is no, it does not work
by your definition of production ready.

Thanks,
Steve Totaro
http://www.asteriskhelpdesk.com
KB3OPB
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users- 
> bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of shadowym
> Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 11:20 AM
> To: 'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion'
> Subject: RE: [asterisk-users] Bottom line on fax reception
> 
> Anybody??
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shadowym [mailto:shadowym at hotmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2007 9:35 AM
> To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
> Subject: [asterisk-users] Bottom line on fax reception
> 
> 
> 
> So what is the bottom line?  Does it work or not.  I've heard stories
it
> works, it doesn't work, it kinda sorta works when it's not raining out 
> side.
> Everything under the rainbow.
> 
> What's the bottom line with recent updates on 1.2.x?  Is it production 
> ready for fax?  By production ready I mean that it just works all the 
> time
and
> doesn't need any babysitting.  Do I have to worry about dropped lines, 
> sometimes not detecting incoming fax tone....yada yada.
> 
> I know I don't have to use fax on Asterisk but I really want to for 
> various reasons.  Mostly incoming but outgoing is a nice to have.
> Should I
use an
> addon package and if so which one?  Any help would be appreciated.
> 
> 
> 
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