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But what is the NVFAX? Does 1.4 support getting faxes per extension? In my office I have 1000 ext, each users has it's own DID number. What I would like is that each user can get a fax using his own number. I'm running version 1.4.29 under Debian, and FreePBX under a sip trunk. It working great, no issues. But I can't get FAXs since the NVFAX option is gray out. I do not have a app_fax.so under the modules, and google it I saw you will need to patch the code of asterisk using the spandsp tool. There is also a stand alone version of this, where no patching is needed, but I still want to know what FAX options is supported under version 1.4. In 1.6 the app_fax.so comes by default, but I need to upgrade the server, which might be good idea, but I'm not sure I want to get into this now. Version 1.8 seems to have digum support and spandsp support for faxes, but I'm not sure what does it mean.... All I want is that each user has his own fax number, so when no answering, and voice mail is off (can I keep it on?), once fax is coming in, it will be converted to pdf and sent to the user mailbox. For sending faxes, I guess I can used sendmail with IAXmodem and some faxing server..... Thank you all Sassy On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 1:15 AM, Ryan McGuire <rdmcguir...@gmail.com> wrote: > Unless your network is under load and you are seeing dropped packets > and high jitter, I would absolutely not do T.38. The cheapest and > easiest approach that I have found is to buy yourself an FXS gateway > and just make sure you are using ulaw. > > Is this for personal use, or for business use? One feature that you > may want to utilize is fax tone detection if you only have a single > incoming line. If you use fax tone detection you can send the call > directly to your FXS gateway. > > I've successfully faxed through my SIP provider as well as through an > FXO gateway going to a DOCSIS modem (consumer grade "digital voice"). > TDM and POTS are really synonymous by the way, TDM is just a more > specific acronym (time-division multiplexing). You need not worry > about the details though, if you are simply doing inband passthrough > and you are using 711u on your VOIP legs you should be fine... YMMV of > course. > > -Ryan > > On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 6:00 PM, Steve Totaro > <stot...@totarotechnologies.com> wrote: > > On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 5:21 PM, C F <shma...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 3:38 PM, Sassy Natan <sas...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> Hi, > >>> I would like to make sure I got it right: > >>> 1. Asterisk 1.4 doesn't support FAX support. It do however works if u > sent > >>> fax from the PSTN and have anther FAX machine answer to it even if it > is > >>> behind asterisk. This works like any regular phone, and as far as I > know > >>> this mode known as T.38 pass through. > >> > >> No its not T.38 pass through. T.38 pass through is only if the 2 end > >> points negotiated T.38, i.e. a provider that supports T.38 and an ATA > >> that supports T.38. What you are describing will most likely fail if > >> there is any VoIP in between, and should succeed over pure TDM using > >> digium or similar cards. > > > > Fax was never officially supported by Asterisk/Digium using TDM cards. > > > > I works for the most part, but there is no comparison to a pure POTS > > line. Much depends on the line quality, the sending and receiving fax > > devices. Some places with good fax machines, PRIs coming in and some > > FXS ports would work just fine. > > > > Others, are a nightmare and make you look bad. > > > > Depending on your customer's fax needs, sometimes it is better to tell > > them to keep or have some POTS lines provisioned for reliable faxing > > and to back that up, bring up being able to reach 911 if the phone > > system is down and the company's liability, even though everyone has > > cell phones. This is the best for TDM faxing with nothing fancy. > > > > I have sent people to www.trustfax.com > > > > TDM faxing is something that burned me more than once, so I don't suggest > it. > > > >> > >>> 2. If u want asterisk 1.4 to able to sent and receive emails you will > have > >>> to patch the source code using the spandsp patches. There are some > other > >>> ways to make this work like using IAX, hylafax but I need to know if > this > >>> is true. This mode is what know to be as NVFAX detected > >> > >> asterisk doesn't have the ability to send or receive emails. It does > >> have the ability to use something like sendmail to send/receive > >> emails. > >> I'm assuming its a typo and you meant faxes. > >> What exactly are you trying to accomplish? If you need to know > >> something go ahead and try/test it and report back. After all that is > >> what we all did to be able to answer it. Apparently the fact that > >> others tried it and told you that it works still warrants a > >> question:"I need to know if this is true" > >> > > > > I have been advised that everyone must post their solutions to the > > list so that you don't have to test. I think it was a self appointed > > list moderator. People are required to come back, aknowledge that > > something worked and give credit. Flaw: Just because something worked > > for someone doesn't mean that your solution wouldn't work better. > > > > Anyways, I am with you. I learned this stuff with very little > > documentation except .conf examples and code. Integration is where > > things get really fun and creative. Logically testing and failing and > > testing until you find your solution is extremely rewarding (at least > > to me). Making a Definity G3 and Asterisk fully integrate can cause > > severe rage followed by euphoria, so be warned. Being creative is > > dangerous to some on the list. > > > > Try iaxmodem and hylafax. Alex B did a very nice writeup on how to > > set that up so that it works very well. > > > >> > >>> 3. Now version 1.6 support Fax in a better way then 1.4. There is > app_fax.c > >>> in the source code. Can someone please tell me what does this apps do? > >> > >> I assume you meant than not then, but I'm not sure if its a typo, you > >> might just not know. > >> app_fax.c does faxing. The question is what are YOU trying to do? > >> > >> > >>> 4. Version 1.8 as two modes: SpanDSP mode and some other method, what > is > >>> the different between then.... can someone please help? > >> > >> Whats the other mode? > >> > > > > The best mode for T38 is probably Freeswitch or Callweaver. > > > >> > >>> > >>> Thanks > >>> Sassy > >>> -- > > > > -- > > _____________________________________________________________________ > > -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- > > New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: > > http://www.asterisk.org/hello > > > > asterisk-users mailing list > > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > > > -- > _____________________________________________________________________ > -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- > New to Asterisk? 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