On 2005.01.18 10:32 Walt Reed wrote:
Yep - I read about all those problems. I have heard very few sucess stories of running fax through * at all, which is why I was trying to find a way to avoid it.
If I can get * to do the fax detection only and then kick off the external process that should be enough...
I think that you'd have an easier time just getting a second line for fax. But, if that's not an option, then getting "distinctive ring" may work better, if you put the HylaFAX-controlled modem (which needs to disable the pass-thru port when in-use, like the MultiTech MT5634ZBA-V92 does) on the line in-front of the X100P. You can configure HylaFAX to only answer incoming calls that ring distinctively, indicating your "fax number".
> Fax detection is generally okay, but there are some problems. See: > > http://bugs.digium.com/bug_view_page.php?bug_id=0002165
Hmm. Interesting. So the problem is that Fax detection doesn't work, so the reporter goes through all the hoops and captures audio showing an exact case where detection is failing and therefore the bug is closed. He adds additional detail and the bug is closed AGAIN.
Cute.
No, not really. It's rather disturbing, actually, but there are very few people who are capable of fixing it, anyway. So in the end the result is the same - closed or open.
So the real answer is that * can't handle fax correctly and reliably at all, so get a dedicated PSTN line... Is it just me or is the fact that * can't do what a $70 fax machine can do seem a little bizzare?
It's not bizarre. That $70 fax machine is just $70 each, but they sell hundreds of thousands of them. So the manufacturer eventually sees $7M or so from it. Of course the manufacturer is going to get it right for $7M. I can guarantee that we can get it fixed in Asterisk for $7M.
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