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I guess I didn't know. I guess I wasn't thinking that ghostscript would output PCL, but if you can just use ghostscript to print something out, then yeah that would make sense, you should be able to print to any printer properly set up on the system. So that should work. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bernd Proissl" <lists@proissl.de> To: <hylafax-users@hylafax.org> Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 5:01 PM Subject: Re: [hylafax-users] printing faxes automatically to a windows printer > > 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.php. 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 > > > > > ____________________ HylaFAX(tm) Users Mailing List _______________________ > To unsub: mail -s unsubscribe hylafax-users-request@hylafax.org < /dev/null > ____________________ HylaFAX(tm) Users Mailing List _______________________ To unsub: mail -s unsubscribe hylafax-users-request@hylafax.org < /dev/null