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Has anyone taken a Group 3 fax file, the type that comes in from
fax modems and wrapped it into a PS file by calling the
CCITTFaxDecode filter new in PS level 2?

Presently we use a fax2ps filter that blows up a 40k file
to nearly 1 meg (bitmap to hex, etc.). This causes a lot of
unneccesary net traffic and overall slowness. If I read this
filter correctly, I should be able to write a shell script
or c program to wrap this small fax file into a PS job and
call the CCITTFaxDecode filter to "blow it up" at the rip,
increasing speed and reducing net traffic.

I understand that this is specific to PS level 2 printers but
if anyone has done this before I'd appreciate the help. I will
be happy to post the resulting filter to the net if there is
enough interest.

Please contact me by e-mail <ron@pageworks.com>
Thanks


Ron Creamer
PageWorks, 36 JFK Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
ron@pageworks.com (617/868-2943)