[hylafax-users] Document conversion using typerules

[Amin Mozafari <amin85ir@xxxxxxxxx>]

I am using gnu-hylafax client and up until now I used to prepare faxes in TIFF format before sending them using the library. Now I am trying to widen my sending options by utilizing the typerules facility in HylaFAX.

First I updated the typerules, inserting entries for PNG, JPEG and GIF. I was able to send a fax successfully using the sendfax utility on the server machine. I thought the same behavior would equally apply to gnu-hylafax. However, I was wrong. It turns out, that HylaFAX does not automatically consult typerules for the jobs being submitted and I end up with a failed job status.

Apparently, sendfax first converts then submits. I wonder if the same behavior can be extended to other clients. Is there a trick to get HylaFAX to automatically convert whatever is thrown at it using typerules? I really need this feature because I need to offload the document conversion process to the HylaFAX machine.