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 _______________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
