Subj : Linux Virtual Modem using VoIP?
To   : Karel Kral
From : Alexey Vissarionov
Date : Sun Mar 14 2021 12:34 pm

Good ${greeting_time}, Karel!

14 Mar 2021 06:32:54, you wrote to Nick Andre:

 NA>> The original question was if technically it can be done, if so
 NA>> then how; not to debate the reason why. "You do not need it" is
 NA>> a douchebag response.
 KK> I saw not so bad fax solutions. I read also some "blue prints".
 KK> What I understood, V.42b is achievable (technically).

Yes. Also, V.32b (9600 for sure, 14400 very likely) is possible as well.

 KK> V.34 and so are patended still (no open source),

People who can do that had never cared of any patents :-)

 KK> but maybe technically also OK.

I don't know of anyone who had worked on that.

 KK> Nowadays there are these "kickstarters" and similar. People are
 KK> sharing cost of sometimes nonsences -> why not to use that way?
 KK> If there will be 1000 people like me (wants to spend let say 100
 KK> EUR per "licence") - it may motive some other poeple to write it.

100 EUR is the money I'd rather pay for 2 years of 500 Mbit/s internet connection, instead of some ephemeral "license" for a modem emulator...


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