Bizarre problem with Multiech/fax reception

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On Wed, Apr 14, 1999 at 08:18:50AM +0200, Marc SCHAEFER wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> anyone having seen the files received by a Multitech fax modem and
> mgetty be not g3 (file reports fli ...). As I understand mgetty,
> the fax data comes from the modem unchanged. So if the modem doesn't
> send g3 data, well, the resulting file is not g3 data. If this
> assumption is right, then it's probably either a firmware problem
> or a special mode/setting in the modem (the modem was used with
> MS-* software before).  AT&F doesn't give anything, however.

file fn70dc389S3-_-071-481126_.01
fn70dc389S3-_-071-481126_.01: lif file :)

OK, you need -L option (for fax2tiff) :

       -L     Treat  input  data as having bits filled from least
              significant  bit  (LSB)  to  most  significant  bit
              (MSB).  (This is the default.)

Mirek