Re: [hylafax-users] Is this possible?

[Scott.Chapman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

You should look into "distinctive ring" and set up two phone numbers coming in on the same line.
The fax would have a different ring from voice calls.
You may be able to tell your modem to grab the distinctive ring calls right away, as well.

Scott


> -----Original Message-----
> From: hylafax-users-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:hylafax-users-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Michael Stowe
> Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 12:49 PM
> To: Simone Stilli
> Cc: hylafax-users@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [hylafax-users] Is this possible?
> 
> 
> 
> You can't.
> 
> Basically what you're asking for is the ability to answer the 
> phone, then,
> if you determine it's a fax call, hang it back up and let it ring some
> more.  If you have a PBX, you can forward it to the FAX 
> extension, but if
> not, whatever (or whoever) picks up the phone has to either 
> accept a FAX,
> or accept voice.
> 
> What you can do (at best) is after you've picked up the 
> phone, manually
> force the FAX answer, and once it does that, hang up.
> 
> > I am running Hylafax 4.3.0 on Gentoo Linux (kernel 
> 2.6.25-r8) I am using
> > USR 56K fax modem
> > I have the telephone line shared between voice and fax (same number)
> > My server answer after 5 rings.
> > If someone send me fax and I answer (by telephone) before 5 
> rings and I
> > hang off because I fell this is a fax call, the modem 
> cannot get any fax.
> > But I would...
> > How can I configure this?
> > Thanks in advance
> 
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