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>>I'm using RH 7.1 on an Intel PC. I'm using Mozilla 1.0 I get faxes in
>>e-mails as tiff files. Saving them and then:

>>>fax2ps fax.name.tif | lpr

>>prints them out nicely, or if I just want to view the Postscript:

>>>fax2ps fax.name.tif | gv -

>>I would like to use the "open" attachment feature to do this
>>automatically. I'm familiar with opening various types of files using
>>particular programs. For example, if you have a Postscript attachment,
>>you can use gv to automatically view it. The problem is, in order to
>>convert from tiff to ps and then print, I need the file name. I've tried
>>various ways but can't seem to get hold of the filename. In Netscape,
>>you used to be able to specify %s for the filename (in fact you had to).
>>I've also tried setting up a bash script file:

>>fax2ps $1 | lpr

>>This works as a script, yet it does not work in Mozilla. (I don't get
>>error messages - just no output.) Yet if I use display from ImageMagick:

>Please set up the following (debugging) script as the application to "open"
>tiff attachments, and then post the contents of "/tmp/fax2ps.log".

>#!/bin/sh
>exec 1>/tmp/fax2ps.log

>set                 # is the $PATH environment variable set as it should?
>which fax2ps
>exit

>>> I'm using RH 7.1 on an Intel PC. I'm using Mozilla 1.0 I get faxes
>>> in e-mails as tiff files. Saving them and then:

>>>> fax2ps fax.name.tif | lpr

>>> prints them out nicely, or if I just want to view the Postscript:

>>>> fax2ps fax.name.tif | gv -

>>> I would like to use the "open" attachment feature to do this
>>> automatically. I'm familiar with opening various types of files
>>> using particular programs. For example, if you have a Postscript
>>> attachment, you can use gv to automatically view it. The problem is,
>>> in order to convert from tiff to ps and then print, I need the file
>>> name. I've tried various ways but can't seem to get hold of the
>>> filename. In Netscape, you used to be able to specify %s for the
>>> filename (in fact you had to). I've also tried setting up a bash
>>> script file:

>>> fax2ps $1 | lpr

>>> This works as a script, yet it does not work in Mozilla. (I don't
>>> get error messages - just no output.) Yet if I use display from
>>> ImageMagick:

>> Please set up the following (debugging) script as the application to
>> "open"
>> tiff attachments, and then post the contents of "/tmp/fax2ps.log".

>> #!/bin/sh
>> exec 1>/tmp/fax2ps.log

>> set         # is the $PATH environment variable set as it should?
>> which fax2ps
>> exit

> Hi. Here is what is in /tmp/fax2ps.log:

> command line arguments: /tmp/c674b51-1.tif
> ADDON_PATH=/usr/local/mozilla
> BASH=/bin/sh
> BASH_VERSINFO=([0]="2" [1]="04" [2]="21" [3]="1" [4]="release"
> [5]="i386-redhat-linux-gnu")
> BASH_VERSION='2.04.21(1)-release'
> DIRSTACK=()
> DISPLAY=127.0.0.1:0.0
> DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/mozilla:/usr/local/lib/mre/mre-1.1
> EUID=503
> FONTCONFIG_PATH=/etc/fonts:/usr/local/mozilla/res/Xft
> GROUP=users
> GROUPS=()
> HOME=/home/naut
> HOST=rbilonick.corp.cnsl.com
> HOSTNAME=rbilonick.corp.cnsl.com
> HOSTTYPE=i386
> IFS='   '
> KDEDIR=/usr
> LANG=en_US
> LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/mozilla:/usr/local/mozilla/plugins:/usr/local/lib/mre/mre-1.1

> LESSOPEN='|/usr/bin/lesspipe.sh %s'
> LIBPATH=/usr/local/mozilla:/usr/local/lib/mre/mre-1.1
> LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/mozilla:/usr/local/mozilla/components:/usr/local/lib/mre/mre-1.1

> LOGNAME=naut
> LS_COLORS='no=00:fi=00:di=01;34:ln=01;36:pi=40;33:so=01;35:bd=40;33;01:cd=40;33;01:or=01;05;37;41:mi=01;05;37;41:ex=01;32:*.cmd=01;32:*.exe=01;32:*.com=01;32:*.btm=01;32:*.bat=01;32:*.sh=01;32:*.csh=01;32:*.tar=01;31:*.tgz=01;31:*.arj=01;31:*.taz=01;31:*.lzh=01;31:*.zip=01;31:*.z=01;31:*.Z=01;31:*.gz=01;31:*.bz2=01;31:*.bz=01;31:*.tz=01;31:*.rpm=01;31:*.cpio=01;31:*.jpg=01;35:*.gif=01;35:*.bmp=01;35:*.xbm=01;35:*.xpm=01;35:*.png=01;35:*.tif=01;35:'

> MACHTYPE=i386-redhat-linux-gnu
> MAIL=/var/mail/naut
> MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME=/usr/local/mozilla
> MRE_HOME=/usr/local/lib/mre/mre-1.1
> NDGUTIL=/home/athome/bin_linux
> OPTERR=1
> OPTIND=1
> OSTYPE=linux-gnu
> PATH=/usr/local/bin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin
> PIPESTATUS=([0]="0")
> PPID=10984
> PS4='+ '
> PWD=/home/naut
> QTDIR=/usr/lib/qt-2.3.0
> REMOTEHOST=localhost.localdomain
> ROOTSYS=/usr/local/root/2.24.02/gcc-c++-2.95.2
> R_NSIZE=1M
> R_VSIZE=15M
> SHELL=/bin/tcsh
> SHELLOPTS=braceexpand:hashall:interactive-comments
> SHLIB_PATH=/usr/local/mozilla:/usr/local/lib/mre/mre-1.1
> SHLVL=3
> SSH_ASKPASS=/usr/libexec/openssh/gnome-ssh-askpass
> TERM=xterm
> UID=503
> USER=naut
> VENDOR=intel
> XSUNSMESIZE=512
> XSUNTRANSPORT=shmem
> _='command line arguments: /tmp/c674b51-1.tif'
> /usr/bin/fax2ps

> I tried this on my Linux box at work. It is the same config as my home
> computer. (The only difference is that I'm using Mozilla 1.0.1 on the
> work machine and 1.0 on the home machine.) I can't get this to work on
> either machine. I noticed that Mozilla thinks the attachment is .doc
> (even though the extension is clearly ".tif"). I don't see any way to
> change this.

> Thanks.

> Rick B.