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+# sfftools
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+Note 2016-06-16: Project was imported from https://sourceforge.net/projects/sfftools/
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+***
+
+The SFF tools allow you to deal with group 3 fax documents that are stored in the "Structured Fax File" (SFF) format that is produced by most ISDN devices that adhere to the CAPI specification (see http://www.capi.org)
+
+It contains the following tools:
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+* SffView, a fax file viewer. 
+  
+  Changes in V0.5.0: recompilation with wxWidgets 2.9.4. No features added or changed.
+
+* SffToBmp, a command-line fax file converter for many bitmap formats. 
+  
+  Changes in V3.1.4: Fixed output on stdout under Windows (crash), no features added or changed.