Pdf-file broken

Want to send pdf-file to fax server. Receipt denied, errror-message: pdf-file broken.
Pdf-file was dreated with Acrobat X Pro. Same error message after complete new installation of X Pro.
When pdf-file ist created by Epson scanner, fax server accepts file.
But if i link 3 Epson-scanner-pdf-files with Acrobat to 1 X Pro-file, fax server says again: pdf file broken.

Ian,
is the client on SP1? IIRC this was fixed in SP1.
Uwe
Novell Knowledge Associate
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