Erick Perez
2006-Jul-10 00:35 UTC
[asterisk-users] setting up an email to fax with asterisk
One of my customers decided to allow me to make a test system for a fax server. So far I have searched the wiki and came up with Hylafax(standalone or with IAX) and astfax (integration with asterisk). Scenario: Customer has windows machines (500+) and we want to try a fax server in the email-to-fax fax-to-email mode with minimum intrusion in the windows machines. astfax looks promising but it uses openoffice libraries to do conversion from .doc or other formats to tiff. The thing with this is that OO sometimes lacks the reliability to do a true conversion on MS Office formats like fonts or spacing or tabs. So it will look good on MS Word for example, but crap after OO conversion. I have no intention to start a war on this, but those who use MS Office and OO will know that true font/spacing/etc conversion is far from perfect, specially when mixing different MS Office version (95,2000,XP) AS with Hylafax, it seems that I need to install an IAX modem in every machine (arrrggghhhh) or define a printer driver. Any suggestion for this kind of setup? Thanks, -- ------------------------------------------------------------ Erick Perez Panama Sistemas Integradores de Telefonia IP y Soluciones Para Centros de Datos Panama, Republica de Panama Cel Panama. +(507) 6694-4780 ------------------------------------------------------------
Tzafrir Cohen
2006-Jul-10 00:47 UTC
[asterisk-users] setting up an email to fax with asterisk
On Mon, Jul 10, 2006 at 02:35:23AM -0500, Erick Perez wrote:> AS with Hylafax, it seems that I need to install an IAX modem in every > machine (arrrggghhhh) or define a printer driver.You need to install an iaxmodem on the machine where the hylafax server is installed. Which can probably be the Asterisk server. -- Tzafrir Cohen sip:tzafrir@local.xorcom.com icq#16849755 iax:tzafrir@local.xorcom.com +972-50-7952406 tzafrir.cohen@xorcom.com http://www.xorcom.com
Erick Perez
2006-Jul-10 00:52 UTC
[asterisk-users] setting up an email to fax with asterisk
So I install a machine with linux+hylafax+asterisk+iaxmodem+TDM400 (4fxo) and then how the windows clients send email-to-fax to the above machine? On 7/10/06, Tzafrir Cohen <tzafrir.cohen@xorcom.com> wrote:> On Mon, Jul 10, 2006 at 02:35:23AM -0500, Erick Perez wrote: > > > AS with Hylafax, it seems that I need to install an IAX modem in every > > machine (arrrggghhhh) or define a printer driver. > > You need to install an iaxmodem on the machine where the hylafax server > is installed. Which can probably be the Asterisk server. > > -- > Tzafrir Cohen sip:tzafrir@local.xorcom.com > icq#16849755 iax:tzafrir@local.xorcom.com > +972-50-7952406 > tzafrir.cohen@xorcom.com http://www.xorcom.com > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users >-- ------------------------------------------------------------ Erick Perez Panama Sistemas Integradores de Telefonia IP y Soluciones Para Centros de Datos Panama, Republica de Panama Cel Panama. +(507) 6694-4780 ------------------------------------------------------------
Paul Hales
2006-Jul-10 01:15 UTC
[asterisk-users] setting up an email to fax with asterisk
We used to put one of the hylafax printer drivers on each windows box - which is not much fun. PaulH On Mon, 2006-07-10 at 02:52 -0500, Erick Perez wrote:> So I install a machine with linux+hylafax+asterisk+iaxmodem+TDM400 (4fxo) > and then how the windows clients send email-to-fax to the above machine? > > > On 7/10/06, Tzafrir Cohen <tzafrir.cohen@xorcom.com> wrote: > > On Mon, Jul 10, 2006 at 02:35:23AM -0500, Erick Perez wrote: > > > > > AS with Hylafax, it seems that I need to install an IAX modem in every > > > machine (arrrggghhhh) or define a printer driver. > > > > You need to install an iaxmodem on the machine where the hylafax server > > is installed. Which can probably be the Asterisk server. > > > > -- > > Tzafrir Cohen sip:tzafrir@local.xorcom.com > > icq#16849755 iax:tzafrir@local.xorcom.com > > +972-50-7952406 > > tzafrir.cohen@xorcom.com http://www.xorcom.com > > _______________________________________________ > > --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > > > asterisk-users mailing list > > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > > >
Erick Perez
2006-Jul-10 01:34 UTC
[asterisk-users] setting up an email to fax with asterisk
We used? what are you doing different now? On 7/10/06, Paul Hales <pdhales@optusnet.com.au> wrote:> > We used to put one of the hylafax printer drivers on each windows box - > which is not much fun. > > PaulH > > On Mon, 2006-07-10 at 02:52 -0500, Erick Perez wrote: > > So I install a machine with linux+hylafax+asterisk+iaxmodem+TDM400 (4fxo) > > and then how the windows clients send email-to-fax to the above machine? > > > > > > On 7/10/06, Tzafrir Cohen <tzafrir.cohen@xorcom.com> wrote: > > > On Mon, Jul 10, 2006 at 02:35:23AM -0500, Erick Perez wrote: > > > > > > > AS with Hylafax, it seems that I need to install an IAX modem in every > > > > machine (arrrggghhhh) or define a printer driver. > > > > > > You need to install an iaxmodem on the machine where the hylafax server > > > is installed. Which can probably be the Asterisk server. > > > > > > -- > > > Tzafrir Cohen sip:tzafrir@local.xorcom.com > > > icq#16849755 iax:tzafrir@local.xorcom.com > > > +972-50-7952406 > > > tzafrir.cohen@xorcom.com http://www.xorcom.com > > > _______________________________________________ > > > --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > > > > > asterisk-users mailing list > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > > > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users >-- ------------------------------------------------------------ Erick Perez Panama Sistemas Integradores de Telefonia IP y Soluciones Para Centros de Datos Panama, Republica de Panama Cel Panama. +(507) 6694-4780 ------------------------------------------------------------
Paul Hales
2006-Jul-10 01:38 UTC
[asterisk-users] setting up an email to fax with asterisk
A different job.... PaulH On Mon, 2006-07-10 at 03:34 -0500, Erick Perez wrote:> We used? > what are you doing different now? > > On 7/10/06, Paul Hales <pdhales@optusnet.com.au> wrote: > > > > We used to put one of the hylafax printer drivers on each windows box - > > which is not much fun. > > > > PaulH > > > > On Mon, 2006-07-10 at 02:52 -0500, Erick Perez wrote: > > > So I install a machine with linux+hylafax+asterisk+iaxmodem+TDM400 (4fxo) > > > and then how the windows clients send email-to-fax to the above machine? > > > > > > > > > On 7/10/06, Tzafrir Cohen <tzafrir.cohen@xorcom.com> wrote: > > > > On Mon, Jul 10, 2006 at 02:35:23AM -0500, Erick Perez wrote: > > > > > > > > > AS with Hylafax, it seems that I need to install an IAX modem in every > > > > > machine (arrrggghhhh) or define a printer driver. > > > > > > > > You need to install an iaxmodem on the machine where the hylafax server > > > > is installed. Which can probably be the Asterisk server. > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Tzafrir Cohen sip:tzafrir@local.xorcom.com > > > > icq#16849755 iax:tzafrir@local.xorcom.com > > > > +972-50-7952406 > > > > tzafrir.cohen@xorcom.com http://www.xorcom.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > > > > > > > asterisk-users mailing list > > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > > > > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > > > asterisk-users mailing list > > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > > >
Erick Perez
2006-Jul-10 02:08 UTC
[asterisk-users] setting up an email to fax with asterisk
Hehe, ok. Thanks, On 7/10/06, Paul Hales <pdhales@optusnet.com.au> wrote:> > A different job.... > > PaulH > > > On Mon, 2006-07-10 at 03:34 -0500, Erick Perez wrote: > > We used? > > what are you doing different now? > > > > On 7/10/06, Paul Hales <pdhales@optusnet.com.au> wrote: > > > > > > We used to put one of the hylafax printer drivers on each windows box - > > > which is not much fun. > > > > > > PaulH > > > > > > On Mon, 2006-07-10 at 02:52 -0500, Erick Perez wrote: > > > > So I install a machine with linux+hylafax+asterisk+iaxmodem+TDM400 (4fxo) > > > > and then how the windows clients send email-to-fax to the above machine? > > > > > > > > > > > > On 7/10/06, Tzafrir Cohen <tzafrir.cohen@xorcom.com> wrote: > > > > > On Mon, Jul 10, 2006 at 02:35:23AM -0500, Erick Perez wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > AS with Hylafax, it seems that I need to install an IAX modem in every > > > > > > machine (arrrggghhhh) or define a printer driver. > > > > > > > > > > You need to install an iaxmodem on the machine where the hylafax server > > > > > is installed. Which can probably be the Asterisk server. > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Tzafrir Cohen sip:tzafrir@local.xorcom.com > > > > > icq#16849755 iax:tzafrir@local.xorcom.com > > > > > +972-50-7952406 > > > > > tzafrir.cohen@xorcom.com http://www.xorcom.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > > > > > > > > > asterisk-users mailing list > > > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > > > > > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > > > > > asterisk-users mailing list > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > > > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users >-- ------------------------------------------------------------ Erick Perez Panama Sistemas Integradores de Telefonia IP y Soluciones Para Centros de Datos Panama, Republica de Panama Cel Panama. +(507) 6694-4780 ------------------------------------------------------------
Doug Lytle
2006-Jul-10 02:37 UTC
[asterisk-users] setting up an email to fax with asterisk
Erick Perez wrote:> > > AS with Hylafax, it seems that I need to install an IAX modem in every > machine (arrrggghhhh) or define a printer driver.This is incorrect. Check out http://iaxmodem.sourceforge.net Doug -- Ben Franklin quote: "Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."