Re: [hylafax-users] Receiving faxes with no "from" number

[Chris Taylor <chris.taylor@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

George H wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've setup my hylafax+ 5.1.2 server and it's been successfully
> receiving faxes. When I run faxstat -s  I notice that some faxes don't
> show the telephone number from where it came from.
>
> Here is an example of one of the log files from /var/spool/fax/log
>
> Apr 25 16:07:31.93: [10365]: RECV FAX (000000054): from , page 2 in
> 0:24, INF, 7.7 line/mm, 1-D MH, 14400 bit/s
> Apr 25 16:07:32.94: [10365]: RECV FAX (000000054):
> recvq/fax000000034.tif from , subaddress <unspecified>, 2 pages in
> 0:54
>
> Normally where it says "from" the sender's telephone number usually
> appears there. I get a small amount of faxes that don't come with a
> "from" number.
>
> Is there some way I can get the number of whose sending the faxes ?
>
> Thanks.

Typically, this is due to the sending number being blocked - most 
caller-id implementations allow the sender to withhold their number.. 
Also, some international calls will not transmit the number (or do so 
inconsistently).
If they're not showing up, odds are there's not a lot you can do about it.

Chris

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