[hylafax-users] sendfax fails to send *.ps files generated by postscript printer driver

[Liang Shiyi <liangshiyi@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

I've set up hylafax-4.3.2 under FreeBSD 5.4-RELEASE + Samba, with an
external serial modem. It works well in receiving faxes, but fails to
send *.ps files from the Windows XP client - WHFC. These *.ps files are
generated by printer HP LaserJet 5/5M PostScript.

My debug steps:
1) print attachment "test.eml" to file "test.ps" via printer under
Windows XP.
2) copy "test.eml" and "test.ps" to the FreeBSD box.
3) run `sendfax -n -d 8172 test.eml`, OK, the fax machine got the facsimile.
4) run `sendfax -n -d 8172 test.ps`, got error message - "Can not
determine file type".
5) run `ps2ps test.ps test.ps2` and got "test.ps2".
6) run `sendfax -n -d 8172 test.ps2`, OK.

I didn't modify "/usr/local/lib/fax/typerules".

Who can tell the reason, and how to fix it? Any advices are appreciated.

- Aaron

Attachment: test.ps
Description: PostScript document

Attachment: test.ps2
Description: PostScript document

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