Re: [hylafax-users] Get CallID

[Aidan Van Dyk <aidan@xxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 4:51 AM, A J Stiles
<hylafax_resp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> However, you *can* trap DTMF digits dialled after the phone is answered; but
> not with Hylafax, which is for faxing, and not with your modem, which doesn't
> understand DTMF tones.
>
> You will need to use Asterisk  (or something else; but Asterisk is the most
> popular solution and it's Open Source)  to answer the phone.  You can then
> set up an Integrated Voice Response system  (one of those awful "Press 1 for
> sales, 2 for accounts, 3 for enquiries" things.)  There are plenty of
> examples online -- search for "Asterisk IVR".

Well, if your modem supports it, HylaFAX does know how to read DTMF
digits from the modem before starting the fax.

The hylafax-config man page even has an example.  Look for
"SHIELDED_DTMF".  One example even includes getting the modem to play
an audio file first which could instruct the remtoe to enter an
extension.

Of course, your modem needs to support it.

a.


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