Re: flexfax: Direct Inward Dial

[KAbraha454@aol.com]

We emulate DID trunks at work with a Siemens (Rolm) PBX (Software rev 
9006.2). What we have is a T1 which supports 300 DNIS (DID) numbers 
(extensions). Basically, I assign one or more of these DNIS numbers as a 
published FAX number supported by an analog station card (SLMA). The PBX 
programming to do this is a 4 step process. By performing these 4 programming 
steps, the PBX will outpulse the DTMF tones associated with the dialed DNIS 
number. From there, the attached modem on this analog card port would pass 
along these digits to the fax software, which would then be responsible for 
routing the fax call to the proper destination. I know this software routing 
works with Brooktrout modems with Rightfax/Omtool w/MS NT4.0, but I don't 
know which hylaFAX supported modems can pass along these DTMF digits and 
whether there's destination routing within hylaFAX to control the fax 
delivery destination based on the received/passed along DTMF digits.

I would be *VERY* interested to know if there are modems for hylaFAX which 
would do this (external modems preferred) and if the hylaFAX software had 
this routing capability as well.
Thanks.
ken abrahamsen
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In a message dated 7/19/99 7:06:58 AM Pacific Daylight Time, jra@baylink.com 
writes:

<< Subj:	 Re: flexfax: Direct Inward Dial
 Date:	7/19/99 7:06:58 AM Pacific Daylight Time
 From:	jra@baylink.com (Jay R. Ashworth)
 Sender:	owner-flexfax@celestial.com
 To:	flexfax@sgi.com
 
 On Sun, Jul 18, 1999 at 10:37:52PM +0100, David Woolley wrote:
 > > Perhaps I misunderstood him, David, but I gathered he was wondering
 > > whether it was possible to use HylaFax with hardware that terminates a
 > > DID-style telco trunk, picking off the inpulsing to determine where to
 > > route the incoming fax.
 > 
 > His follow up says that he is going through a PABX, not directly 
terminating
 > the trunk.
 
 Yeah, it hit my mailbox right after I hit send.  <sigh>
 
 >            If anything can be done here, other than a modem per number,
 > it is either going to involve treating the fax interface as a remote PABX
 > over a tie line, or something rather PABX specific, e.g. CTI outputs or
 > feature phone interfaces.  I think he needs to find out a lot more about
 > his PABX.  I suppose it might be possible to use a PABXes voice mail
 > logic, but he's still going to need hardware that probably doesn't exist
 > or doesn't look like a fax modem.
 
 Concur.
 
 Cheers,
 -- jra
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