[Freeswitch-users] best way to receive FAXs

[Karl Schmidt]

Back in 1990's I started using a fax receiving programs (originally I found several solutions on 
Windoze that were terrible).  When I moved our server to Linux (2000) I discovered hylafax. With 
hylasfax and a particular modem all has worked flawlessly for years. In the process I learned way 
more about fax than I ever wanted to.

Now as I set up this freeswitch system, I see I can use t38modem as an end point.  So my question is 
has anyone been down this road with t38modem and hylafax?  Or should I just use a FAX service? Do 
these services work reliably with ALL the machines out there? (I'm doubtful)

FAX should soon disappear - but we still have customers in other countries that send in the 
occasional fax. The issue is that different fax machines from different times have buggy software 
that makes receiving faxes reliably a can of worms. What I have works, but I would like to get rid 
of the POTS phone-line.


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