Server generated PDF - (was.- RE: Add an aside: was Re: ADV: Browser-based development for filePro)

[Bob Rasmussen]

On Fri, 27 Mar 2009, Fairlight wrote:

> On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 07:34:30AM -0700, Bob Rasmussen may or may not have
> proven themselves an utter git by pronouncing:
> > 
> > * Convert PDF to TIF, etc.
> 
> Gah!  Why would anyone do THAT?!

1) Some organizations archive documents in TIF, presumably for easier 
reading (although much more disk intensive).

2) To create a thumbnail image.

3) To prepare for faxing, which internally uses a TIF with CCITT 
compression.

Regards,
....Bob Rasmussen,   President,   Rasmussen Software, Inc.

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