Decent FAX (t.38) capable ATA's are able able to be connected to sipx without issue. Gerald says he got t.38 outbound via hylafax so you can obviously go with that as an example.
I think you might be the only one bent on Outbound fax from the desktop with Hylafax. Hard to justify integrating with a project that hasn't had a update in 19 months. Since sipx is using the FS media server to actually handle t.38 inbound, it only makes it logical to follow FS for outbound, which does not mean hylafax. Hylafax is "client" intensive in that you have to load their print clients on the PC's. The "rest of the world" is really moving towards web based services: in sipx that would be its portal. This way we don't have to worry about drivers and direct connectivity with the drivers/PC to a sipx system. t.37 would work similarly. There are simpler protocols (t.37) and integration (portal) that can leveraged to send faxes. It would also lend itself to an HA environment. Hylafax doesn't even have searchable archives since February. There were only 5 subjects with a total of 7 messages in February. Hard to justify (again) getting involved with a project that is not currently active. I, for one, would not be suggesting a Hylafax integration OVER a real sipx integration for sure. There is nothing keeping someone from setting up a hylafax server and connecting it to sipx, because sipx is open enough. I don't think the majority of corporate clients want to continue managing printer drivers and teaching people to send faxes. There are easier ways. On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 10:12 AM, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: >> IMHO, you can setup the fanciest outbound faxing solution on the market and >> 90% of your users will still print out things and walk up to a fax machine >> so that they get things out in the order they want and they don't trust the >> fax server to do it. > > I guess it depends on who your market it. Ours is small businesses and > organizations and the majority of those are still using fax machines. We > always try to show them how they could be virtualizing their methods. > >> Inbound is a whole different ball of wax though. > > Well, that also means there are plenty of folks still sending out :). > > Anyhow, I don't care, I'm using hylafax, it would simply be nicer to have it > all in one. > > Mike > > > >> >> Mike >> >> On Sun, Apr 15, 2012 at 9:26 PM, [email protected] <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> So is there an existing place to vote for this? >> Does anyone else want to see this in sipx? >> >> >> On Sat, 14 Apr 2012 09:07:03 -0400, Gerald Drouillard wrote: >>> On 4/13/2012 8:20 PM, [email protected] wrote: >>>> I believe I saw a thread a while back where someone was asking about >>>> sending faxes. Some searching shows that some have asked but that there >>>> are no plans. >>>> >>>> Is this still the case or are others interested in this? Even a shared >>>> outgoing account as a 'group' would be so very welcome and would >>>> instantly eliminate our having to use additional hylafax/avantfax >>>> servers >>>> just for this function. It would be way nicer to be able to tell >>>> potential customers that everything can be done from the one system. >>>> >>>> >>> We recently had an install that was a heavy hylafax user with usb >>> modems. We are now using sipx for receiving faxes and hylafax for >>> sending. >>> >>> http://www.drouillard.biz/blog/sipxecs-hylafax-and-t38modem/ >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >> sipx-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> List Archive: http://list.sipfoundry.org/archive/sipx-users/ > _______________________________________________ > sipx-users mailing list > [email protected] > List Archive: http://list.sipfoundry.org/archive/sipx-users/ -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tony Graziano, Manager Telephone: 434.984.8430 sip: [email protected] Fax: 434.465.6833 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Linked-In Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/tony-graziano/14/4a6/7a4 Ask about our Internet Fax services! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- LAN/Telephony/Security and Control Systems Helpdesk: Telephone: 434.984.8426 sip: [email protected] Helpdesk Customers: http://myhelp.myitdepartment.net Blog: http://blog.myitdepartment.net _______________________________________________ sipx-users mailing list [email protected] List Archive: http://list.sipfoundry.org/archive/sipx-users/
