flexfax: Re: facsimile job 3 to +9784741 failed (fwd)

[Tim Rice <tim@trr.metro.NET>]

On Wed, 20 Aug 1997 neal@mnopltd.com wrote:

> Hi.  We are trying to put up the Hylafax Binaries from ftp.sgi.com, on SCO OS5.
> We are trying to use the Ghostscript archive contained in gs262-sco3.2.v4.2...
> 
> I installed this by doing a gzcat ..... | tar xvf -
> 
> Were there any other steps I missed? 

Yes, A big one. I'll bet you didn't install the fonts.
>From INSTALL-gs262-sco3.2v4.2
....
GETTING THE DISTRIBUTION PACKAGE

The package is available for free from
ftp://sgi.com/sgi/fax/binary/gs262-sco3.2v4.2-tar.gz

You will also need to get the Ghostscript fonts. (ftp://prep.ai.mit.edu)
ghostscript-fonts-2.6.2.tar.gz
....

> 
> Afterwards, when I try to send my /etc/hosts file as a fax, I get this error:
> 
> Forwarded message:
> > From fax Wed Aug 20 13:08:10 1997
> > To: neal@dexter.mnopltd.com
> > Subject: facsimile job 3 to +9784741 failed
> > Date: Wed, 20 Aug 97 13:07:59 EDT
> > From: fax@mnopltd.com
> > Sender: fax@mnopltd.com
> > Message-ID:  <9708201308.aa07940@dexter.mnopltd.com>
> > 
> > Your facsimile job to +9784741 was not sent because document conversion
> > to facsimile failed.  The output from the converter program was:
> > 
> > Error: /typecheck in --restore--
> > Operand stack:
> >     -savetype-  /Courier-Bold
> > Execution stack:
> >     %interp_exit  --nostringval--  --nostringval--  --nostringval--  false  --nostringval--  --nostringval--  --nostringval--
> > Dictionary stack:
[snip]
> 
> -- 
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Neal Rhodes                       MNOP Ltd                     (770)- 972-5430
> President                Lilburn (atlanta) GA 30247             Fax:  978-4741
>                              neal@mnopltd.com
>                           http://www.mnopltd.com/ 
> 

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