Anyone knows the meaning of the fax_ident and fax_header variables? Are those mandatory? What should go in there and how should it be formatted? The only thing I could find is that apparently in the USA, the fax header must contain the telephone number of the line where the fax is connected. Is this only in the USA? Thank you, François.
I think it SHOULD in the US... but really are the fax police going to come arrest you? NO. /b On Aug 24, 2010, at 10:42 AM, François Delawarde wrote:
Anyone knows the meaning of the fax_ident and fax_header variables? Are those mandatory? What should go in there and how should it be formatted?
The only thing I could find is that apparently in the USA, the fax header must contain the telephone number of the line where the fax is connected. Is this only in the USA?
Thank you, François.
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Are you sure?... Any knowledge about the other one (fax ident)? François. On Tue, 2010-08-24 at 10:46 -0500, Brian West wrote:
I think it SHOULD in the US... but really are the fax police going to come arrest you? NO.
/b
On Aug 24, 2010, at 10:42 AM, François Delawarde wrote:
Anyone knows the meaning of the fax_ident and fax_header variables? Are those mandatory? What should go in there and how should it be formatted?
The only thing I could find is that apparently in the USA, the fax header must contain the telephone number of the line where the fax is connected. Is this only in the USA?
Thank you, François.
On 08/24/2010 11:42 PM, François Delawarde wrote:
Anyone knows the meaning of the fax_ident and fax_header variables? Are those mandatory? What should go in there and how should it be formatted?
The only thing I could find is that apparently in the USA, the fax header must contain the telephone number of the line where the fax is connected. Is this only in the USA? fax_ident should be set to the telephone number to be used within the fax exchange. This will typically appear on an LCD display at the far end. In theory it should be limited to digits, spaces, + and one or two other characters appropriate to telephone numbers. In practice FAX machines are usually happy with any text, up to 20 characters. This string may also play a part in page headers.
If fax_header is set to a non-null string, a header line will be inserted at the start of each page, just like a typical FAX machine does. The fax_ident, fax_header and the page number will be used to form the text of this line. If you are forwarding FAXes, you probably don't want to add a header line, as there will already be one that was inserted by the original source. If you are sending a locally generated FAX, you probably do want to add header lines to each page. Steve
On Wed, 2010-08-25 at 00:39 +0800, Steve Underwood wrote:
fax_ident should be set to the telephone number to be used within the fax exchange. This will typically appear on an LCD display at the far end. In theory it should be limited to digits, spaces, + and one or two other characters appropriate to telephone numbers. In practice FAX machines are usually happy with any text, up to 20 characters. This string may also play a part in page headers.
If fax_header is set to a non-null string, a header line will be inserted at the start of each page, just like a typical FAX machine does. The fax_ident, fax_header and the page number will be used to form the text of this line. If you are forwarding FAXes, you probably don't want to add a header line, as there will already be one that was inserted by the original source. If you are sending a locally generated FAX, you probably do want to add header lines to each page.
Thanks Steve, I was looking at that in spandsp, and it's just as you say (for some reason i guess why...). I also looked at US law, specifically the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (47 USC 227), or TCPA. As Brian said, the fax police is not going to come, arrest you and rape your wife, but the receiving party has the right to complain to the FCC which will fine you with $500 if this header doesn't exist on each and every page (I love US law)!! "The Commission shall revise the regulations setting technical and procedural standards for telephone facsimile machines to require that any such machine which is manufactured after one year after December 20, 1991, clearly marks, in a margin at the top or bottom of each transmitted page or on the first page of each transmission, the date and time sent, an identification of the business, other entity, or individual sending the message, and the telephone number of the sending machine or of such business, other entity, or individual." So at least in the US, one should place both fax_ident (telephone number of the sending machine or of such business, ...) and fax_header (identification of the business, ...). SpanDSP will automatically generate a header with date and time, fax_header and fax_ident. François.
First they have to find you... Have you ever tried to fill out a complaint on the FCC's website? OMG its pages and pages and pages and pages of utter bullshit to even get to the point where you can actually complain. :P /b On Aug 24, 2010, at 12:03 PM, François Delawarde wrote:
As Brian said, the fax police is not going to come, arrest you and rape your wife, but the receiving party has the right to complain to the FCC which will fine you with $500 if this header doesn't exist on each and every page (I love US law)!!
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Brian West
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François Delawarde
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Steve Underwood