On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 4:17 AM, sean darcy <[email protected]> wrote: > Do you have to Answer() to reach the fax extension? > > That is assume you have: > > [incoming-pstn-line] > exten => fax,1,NoOp(Fax Detected) ;; the fax line > exten => fax,2,GoTo(incoming-fax,s,1) > exten => fax,n,Hangup() ;; the fax machine > > exten =>s,1,Answer() ; only answer after __ seconds > exten =>s,n,Wait(3) ; wait to see if it's a fax > exten =>s,n,Dial(${House_Phones},36) ; this should be six rings > > Can I do away with the answer()? And the Wait() I assume? > > sean
Hello Sean, In order to detect a fax session you have to answer first. A fax sessions is detected based on the incoming fax tones received from the calling party, when it tries to negotiate with the called party. Based on the pattern of those tones you have also to Wait several seconds. Conclusion: in case you need automatic fax handling you have to Answer + Wait. Note: In order to have a good caller-id detection I recommend to have also a Wait before the Answer - but maybe you do not have such problems... HTH, Ioan. -- _____________________________________________________________________ -- 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
