How can I fax PostScript or PCL documents using computer-based fax?
In addition to the basic software to drive your fax modem/board, you will need specific software that can convert PostScript or PCL files into a raster image format compatible with your fax software package. GhostScript, for example, is a publically available software package that can convert PostScript into raster image format (although there are varying opinions on the quality of the font support). In the commercial world, most of the vendors of fax software provide software that can handle PostScript and/or PCL. When purchasing such software (a) check how many different fonts are supported (it’s a pain to be able to use, say, NewCentury on your laser printer only to find it is not included in your fax package), and (b) in the case of PCL, check which level of the language is supported (PCL-4 does not support scalable fonts, PCL-5 does).
