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From: hv@uwasa.fi (Harri Valkama)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Bitfax S/R ver 3.0 (was: Re: ZOFAX 96/24)
Message-ID: <1991Apr28.152714.727@uwasa.fi>
Date: 28 Apr 91 15:27:14 GMT
References: <7282@oasys.dt.navy.mil> <2354@wet.UUCP>
Organization: University of Vaasa
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In article <2354@wet.UUCP> roger@wet.UUCP (Roger Niclas) writes:
>gallo@dtrc.dt.navy.mil (Gallo) writes:
>> <Previous posts about ZOFAX 96/24; respondent says he can't
>> <use Bitfax under Deskview
>> 
>> The Bitfax 3.0 revision is DV aware.

What other features are new in v3.0?

>Is anyone else having trouble getting Bitfax to format correctly?  I can't see
>to get it to produce a single page fax from even a 25-line ASCII file, unless
>I use the Letter Gothic (rather than the Bitstream Courier) typeface.
>
>It also seems not to be able to handle a WP5.1 document particularly well,
>despite its claims to the contrary.  It screws up columns, is unable to deal
>with underlines or boldface, etc.  
>
>Anyone know ways around these difficulties, or know of fax software that can
>*truly* handle WP 5.1?

I have not had any troubles sending with BitFax S/R but I am now using
WinFax that is great. But I guess it has no help for you WP users...

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