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BGFAX 1.40 rev A FREQ file as magic name BGBETA from 1:106/400
FRI 06 JAN 95
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I assume you have already downloaded and installed BGFAX 1.40. If not,
you need to FREQ it as the magic name "BGFAX" if your in Fido, or grab
it from ftp://199.3.234.248 in the "BGFAX" directory.
A 'major' change to VIEW.EXE, and a very minor change to BGFAX.EXE and
BGFAX2.EXE is included in this beta.
1. Many people have reported problems trying to print faxes on Laser or
Desk Jet printers. This VIEW.EXE update tries to fix the problem by
sending printer output via software interrupt $17, rather than opening
'LPT1' as a 'binary file'. The printing screen has had an overhaul as
well. Here is some example command line parameters:
view /p40 will print to LPT1 via Int 17 (new way)
view /p40:lpt1 will print to LPT1 via Int 17 (new way)
view /p40:lpt2 will print to LPT2 via Int 17 (new way)
view /p40:hello.you will print to file 'HELLO.YOU' via binary file
view /p40:+lpt1 will print to LPT1 via binary file (old way)
Under OS/2, it appears as if printing the old way is faster, that's why
I made it possible to print using the old way (by inserting the plus).
Under DOS, I didn't really notice a difference in print speed. Please
send me reports as to if this works better than the old VIEW.EXE.
2. A user with a new Practical Peripheral's V.FC modem reported trouble
sending faxes. Apparently, the modem would echo "ATDTphonenumber "
...instead of "ATDT phonenumber"
which would confuse BGFAX and BGFAX/2. The extra spaces in the modem
output are the problem. This update to BGFAX should fix this problem.
Regards,
bgfax author