--------------------------------------------------------------------- July 95
Hello,
OK, I have fixed some bugs, I now have a smarter way to handle each page.
And I have added a page header type thingy that faxes usually have. I have
also bundled Gert Doerings sendfax program with ps2g3 (binary only) for
your convenience (and mine actually).
The biggest thing I have done, I'm sure you newcomers will appreciate, is
write a shell script to install the fax printer to a NeXT system.
There is also a crude shell script to process fax pages for the fax reader
program (so you can test things as to your liking). I never did figure out
what is going on with the '000', '010', -s, -d, -w options. It is good
enough to get a rough idea of what your faxes look like thow.
Enjoy.
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dec 95
This utility takes advantage if the facilities available in NeXT. It has
only been tested in NS-V3.2.
For those of you who are interested in replacing the faxDriver programs
that are bundled with NeXT, this is only part of the solution. mgetty+sendfax
will provide the rest of the solution.
I have included the sh scripts I use for faxing on my system. I have NOT
provided any documentation on how it all works, don't have the time. I have
worked out sending of faxes only. It will be good for reference.
The shell script should be in '/usr/lib/NextPrinter' and the NIS database should be altered to contain '<domain>/printers/<fax_printer_name>/if == /usr/lib/NextPrinter/FAX.psif'. Note that you will have to re-set this value of you change modem settings with PrinterManager.app. Also be sure to have