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This is the developement snapshot of the new upcoming apsfilter
release V 6.0.0 for you to test.

Please report trouble / suggestions / comments to
apsfilter-current@apsfilter.org

Apsfilter V 6.0.0 is a complete rewrite of apsfilter 5.4.2:
- we kept old functionalities, added new
- modified configuration
- enhanced file type support

apsfilter is a magic printfilter, that allows you to print different document
types "automagically" without having to convert them manually into something
which is understood by your lineprinter. Apsfilter supports lots of file and
compression types: gzip, bzip, compress, freeze, pack, ASCII, BMP,
Data (data,PCL,...), English, TeX DVI, FIG, GIF, Group 3 Fax, HTML, JPEG,
Mail/News, PBM/PNM/PPM, PC Bitmap Data, PDF, Postscript(tm), raw, script
(shell,..), Text, sunraster, tiff, roff (nroff, groff, troff) and lots
more in V 6.0.0. Docu concerning that is in the pipeline ...

Example: lpr -C duplex:high:presentation:glossy ascii.Z test.gif pic.tiff ...

WWW:	http://www.apsfilter.org/