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From: aozer@next.com (Ali Ozer)
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Subject: Re: Fax machines for the NeXT
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Date: 20 Jun 91 06:00:48 GMT
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In article <536@heaven.woodside.ca.us> Glenn Reid writes:
>Glenn Reid writes:
>>Michael D. Callaghan writes
>>> What I would like to know is this: Is there a way to FAX a document from
>>> the Command Line? 
>> Sure, if it's a PostScript file.  You can use "lpr" to ship it to the
>> "printer", something like "lpr -Pfax_machine file.ps"
>I think I spoke too soon.  I don't think this works.  Sorry about that.

It doesn't; but to make it work all you need is the following in the header:

%%NXFaxNumber: 415 555-1234
%%NXFaxTo: Building 67
%%NXFaxNotify: NO
%%NXFaxHires: YES

Someone can probably write some script to insert these lines (with the
appropriate values inserted) into a regular .ps file before shipping it off
to lpr as Glenn suggests.   However, I should note that this is not a 
documented feature and can very well go away or be changed in a future
release.

Ali, Ali_Ozer@NeXT.com