[asterisk-users] Asterisk Fax Receive - how to get the remoteheader?

[Yves]

ok,

thank you... then I´ll take it as it is....

cheers,
yves

Am 18.12.2016 um 13:15 schrieb Larry Moore:
> Hi,
>
> I haven't found anything definitive however I expect the TSI that is 
> sent during initial fax call establishment is stored by the receiving 
> terminal, see pages 28 & 29 of the English version of the document at 
> https://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-T.30-200509-I/en , I expect the header, 
> which will include the TSI, is all part of the image (Tagline in 
> HylaFAX) and not stored separately on the receiving terminal.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Larry.
>
> On 18/12/2016 6:20 PM, Yves wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> thanks for your answer. Unfortunately this is, what I already know. I 
>> was wondering, why it is possible to set ID and Header for an 
>> outgoing fax (which will then in turn
>> be inserted via asterisk on top of the transferred "image") , while 
>> it seems to not be possible to get the Header from a received fax 
>> (only the id), although it is present in the faxdocument.
>> The ID is also present in the faxdocument and there does a 
>> Faxopt(remotestationid) exist... so I thought, this info must be 
>> transferred not only binary within the "image", but
>> also within the "meta-data" / protocol-data of the fax (within the 
>> TSI).... otherwise asterisk must do some kind of ocr to get the ID, 
>> what it definitely does not...
>>
>> btw... when using sendfax, asterisk inserts the date, the id, the 
>> header and the pagenum on top of each faxpage... someone knows how to 
>> modify some settings like font, position, and so on?
>>
>> thanks,
>> yves
>>
>>
>> Am 18.12.2016 um 00:02 schrieb Larry Moore:
>>> The list of options available are listed here 
>>> https://wiki.asterisk.org/wiki/display/AST/Asterisk+11+Function_FAXOPT
>>>
>>> It doesn't appear that a received header is available unless it is 
>>> written into the 'headerinfo' variable after it is received, I 
>>> haven't checked for this.
>>>
>>> From my days working with fax machines, the header could be inserted 
>>> in the line the TSI is on or in the image being transmitted, if you 
>>> receive a fax that has been sent to you with the latter set, then 
>>> the 'headerinfo' will not be of any use. Perhaps someone with more 
>>> knowledge may be able to explain this better.
>>>
>>> A quick Google search for 'fax header outside of tsi' will provide a 
>>> list of manuals, here's one - 
>>> http://manuals.konicaminolta.eu/bizhub-C554-C454-C364-C284-C224/EN/contents/sh3_378.html#qitem13 
>>>
>>>
>>> Expand the line for
>>>
>>>
>>>         To specify the position of Header Position printed on a sent
>>>         fax ([Header Position])
>>>
>>> Larry.
>>>
>>> On 18/12/2016 4:30 AM, Yves wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I am using asterisk 11.8 in combination with spandsp to send and 
>>>> receive T38 Faxes. All works fine, but I do not know
>>>> how to get the remoteheader from the fax I receive.
>>>>
>>>> When I send a fax, there are Faxopts to set the localstationid and 
>>>> the headerinfo, but for receiving, there seems to only exist
>>>> the Faxopts remotestationid
>>>>
>>>> but for sure on any fax I receive there is a remoteheaderinfo 
>>>> besides the remotestationid... it is on the tiff-file, but I need this
>>>> info in a channel-variable...
>>>>
>>>> Does anybody know how to get the remoteheaderinfo for a received fax?
>>>>
>>>> thanks
>>>>
>>>> yves
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
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