Re: [hylafax-users] printing faxes automatically to a windows printer

["Bernd Proissl" <lists@proissl.de>]

> I know it is possible to mount a windows printer on a Linux box, providing
> you are using a current distro and recent samba. This section of the SMB
> How-To covers printing from a Linux box to a windows printer,
> http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/SMB-HOWTO-10.html. You could use the
> faxrcvd-ps script as your faxrcvd
> http://www.hylafax.org/howto/faxrcvd/faxrcvd-ps, except rather than using a
> faxrcvd-mail to mail the PostScript output, manufacture a script to spool it
> to the appropriate printer, providing that printer is capable of handling
> PostScript. The stock faxrcvd uses the file FaxDispatch to route faxes via
> e-mail, based upon what device they came in one, and other criteria, and I
> imagine that you could use it to specify what printer to print to as well.
> If the printer will not handle PostScript output, your best bet would be
> some sort of OLE automation through WHFC like Bernd was talking about, I've
> no idea how to do that.

OLE Automation with WHFC is for sending faxes only (AFAIK) :-(
I misunderstood the original posting.

To convert PS to something printer specific: isn't this a job for ghostscript?

Bernd




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