			       WinFlex
		  A WinSock based client for FlexFax
			 Version 0.2 (Alpha)


	  Copyright 1993 by Peter Bentley <pete@tecc.co.uk>

What is WinFlex?

WinFlex is a simple Windows 3 client for the Unix based FlexFax
network fax system.  The current version allows single PostScript
files to be spooled to a FlexFax host for faxing to a single
destination across a TCP/IP network.  WinFlex can be set up to
automatically fax all data sent to a specific file, on the assumption
that this file has been set up as a Windows printer 'port'.  WinFlex
interacts with the Print Manager to try and ensure data is collected
from this file at the correct time.  WinFlex can also generate cover
sheets to go with the document you are faxing.  Like the Unix FlexFax,
cover sheets are produced from a PostScript template file.  WinFlex
fills in some of the details, and provides a dialogue box for the user
to fill in the rest.  

Version 

This document describes version 0.2, an ALPHA release.  It works for
me in as much as it submits PostScript files to my local FlexFax
server. Your mileage may vary.  If WinFlex runs amok, nukes your hard
disk, has sex with your cat, or anything like that then you are on
your own.  Don't forget to scan the executable for viruses before you
run it. I know I haven't got any, but you shouldn't take my word for
it...

For more information, see the winflex.doc file (Word for Windows 
format), or winflex.txt (same document, ASCII format).

Distribution

WinFlex is distributed as two ZIP files.  WFLX02X.ZIP contains the
executable and this document in Word for Windows format (WINFLEX.DOC)
and in ASCII (WINFLEX.TXT).  WFLX02S.ZIP contains another copy of this
document and the source code


Changes between version 0.1 & 0.2

* Cover sheets can be generated locally and submitted to FlexFax with
  the main fax.

* WinFlex can interact with the Print Manager to automagically pick
  up PostScript sent to a spool file as soon as Print Manager has 
  finished submitting the job.  

* WinFlex can query the FlexFax server for status (sort of).

* Extended setup & destination dialogues to allow all the information
  for a cover sheet to be specified.

* Can specify hige/medium resolution for sending and page size 
  (currently only A4 & US Letter...)

* Fixed typo in my strerror() which would cause a GPF when trying
  to report an error.  Sigh.

* Fixed stupid code in tcLineBufSocket::Readable() that meant only one 
  line of text would be delivered to a callback per TCP packet received.

* Re-arranged the file transmission code to be a little more efficient.
  The throughput is still piss-poor on my machine, though...
  The next stage is to make the actual socket code more efficient
  (ie less data copying, fewer passes through the message loop).
