asterisk users - Jul 2005 - How to send Fax from Asterisk

Hi, 

I was wondering if somebody could help me with getting Asterisk to SEND a fax.

Here is what I want to do:

We have three offices and people always have trouble getting to it, so I want to
have a simple way to people to call in and ask for a map for office A, B or C.

The way it would work is like this:

1. Person will call our phone number

2. Asterisk will answer and ask them to press 0 to talk to operator or 1 to
receive a map how to get to our office.

3. User will press 1 and then he will be asked to press 1 for Office 1 map, 2
for Office 2 map and 3 for Office 3 map.

4. User presses 1 and then Asterisk will start sending fax for Map 1 

So, 

1. Is it possible?

2. How and what do I need to download and install?

I think it can be done using fax and auto-attendant components, but ... which
ones?

I would really appreciate your help with this one.

Thanks!

Vic
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Vic wrote:
>
> 1. Person will call our phone number
>
> 2. Asterisk will answer and ask them to press 0 to talk to operator or
> 1 to receive a map how to get to our office.
>
> 3. User will press 1 and then he will be asked to press 1 for Office 1
> map, 2 for Office 2 map and 3 for Office 3 map.
>
> 4. User presses 1 and then Asterisk will start sending fax for Map 1
>
> So,
>
> 1. Is it possible?
>
> 2. How and what do I need to download and install?
>
> I think it can be done using fax and auto-attendant components, but
> ... which ones?
>
> I would really appreciate your help with this one.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Vic
>
There is a txfax application available from
http://www.soft-switch.org/installing-spandsp.html

Of course, your plan requires that they call from their fax machine. It
would also be possible to ask them to enter their fax number and call
that number to deliver the fax. The wiki has information on originating
calls from agi scripts.

Bill