[Freeswitch-users] originate command to send fax only after tone detected

[Steven Schoch]

One possibility is to implement retries and timeout in the mail transport.
When your python script detects a busy signal, have it exit with
EX_TEMPFAIL, which will cause the mail process to retry after a while.

-- 
Steve

On Tue, Sep 6, 2016 at 7:41 AM, Bipin Patel <bipin at xbipin.com> wrote:

> hi,
>
> i have created a custom script in python which extracts PDF files and
> phone number from email and then converts them to tiffs and all this works
> well, now i made the script send the originate command to FS which connects
> to a a PSTN gateway device and this device dials out the number and when
> answered it bridges to the originate command channel. The problem i face is
> how do we make the txfax application in the originate command wait till it
> gets a fax tone from the called party then try to send its fax? second
> issue is suppose if the PSTN line was busy and the device rejected the call
> from FS, how do we configure camping so FS tries a few times before failing
> finally?
>
> i tried adding the camping variables to the originate command but they
> dont seems to work at all, my main aim is to make the originate command
> initiate the call from FS to PSTN number using that gateway device and if
> the outgoing line is busy or the remote line is busy then try a few more
> times at regular intervals and also attempt to send fax only when there is
> a fax tone detected from the remote end
>
> --
> Regards,
> Bipin
>
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