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>>>>> "Andrew" == Andrew Williams <woodchuk@bellatlantic.net> writes:

    Andrew> I'm in a bit of a dellema I'm using linux as my fulltime
    Andrew> OS and need to send faxes regularly the problem is i've
    Andrew> not found anywhere how to use say sendfax to send a fax of
    Andrew> files i work on in wordperfect or some other app.

    Andrew> Is there not a way to setup a printfilter that will
    Andrew> convert the document to the corect format and call sendfax
    Andrew> to send it to a number.

    Andrew> please excuse me if this question iritates, i'm not yet
    Andrew> fully versed in linux operation.

    Andrew> I need help on this as i'm tired of having to go to a
    Andrew> windows box to send faxes that were made in linux apps
    Andrew> that windows cant understand in the first place.

    Andrew> Please send reply directly to me as i dont know if my
    Andrew> subscription to this list went through.

    Andrew> Very Frustrated Andrew Williams

Try telling wp to print postscript to a file, then send that file with 
faxspool.  Faxspool will automatically convert the postscript to a g3
raster before transmission.

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