[asterisk-users] Digium Fax Driver

[Tilghman Lesher]

On Sunday 07 June 2009 16:28:53 sean darcy wrote:
> Steve Underwood wrote:
> > Elliot Murdock wrote:
> >> Hello!
> >> I have a 64 bit Asterisk system and am wondering how to use Digium's
> >> 32 bit fax driver.  Is there some kind of emulation that can be used?
> >> Thanks!
> >> Elliot
> >
> > Use the FAX support built into Asterisk 1.6 and you won't have that
> > limitation.
>
> What IS the difference between Digium fax driver and the FAX support in
> 1.6? When should you use one, when the other? Do they have different use
> cases, or are they just competitors?
>
> I'm using ReceiveFax() in 1.6, together with fax2mail, for all our
> incoming faxes. It works great. What's the use case for the Digium
> driver? Am I missing something by not using it?

While they accomplish the same goal, the commercial driver is based upon
a different codebase, provides support for patented fax protocols, and enjoys
far more testing than Steve can reasonably do for an unpaid side project.

-- 
Tilghman