Technical Support wrote:
Has anyone configured ast_fax (sending faxes via asterisk) with
sendmail? The creation of rules to trap all numbers
[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> seems too
complicated. Does anyone have setup details to share? (I don't want
to switch MTA's).
As a workaround, I could launch the app automatically from
sendmail using an alias like:
fax: "| /ast_fax"
That way sending to [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> is easily
handled by the sendmail program (without complex rules for numbers at
the TO:) and launches the ast_fax app. The phone numbers to fax to
could be entered into to subject line of the email.
I looked at eps (address.c) and and ast_fax (ast_fax.c) and it looks
like all that is needed is modifying address.c (or copy it so
subject.c) to extract from the Subject line instead of the To line.
Making this even more useful would be adding a parameter to the .call
file which tells ast_fax to extract phone numbers from either the TO:
line (default) or the SUBJECT line.
I'm wondering if something like this has already been done? (I
wouldn't want to reinvent the wheel)....
Alternatively, does someone have a working sendmail config to share?
Thanks
MD
On my mail server, I added this to the virtusertable
[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Then on the Asterisk server, I put this in the virtusertable:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] fax
Then on the Asterisk server, put this in your aliases:
fax: "|/ast_fax"
The only drawback to this is the email address is formatted like this:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
I could live with this as it actually makes for a more flexible
solution. You can use an address like call+8005551234 and it do
something different from faxing.
Mark
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