LPRng question

Gerry Maddock gerrym at futuremetals.com
Fri May 12 13:37:24 GMT 2000


That worked Thanks!!!!
----Your the man Ronnie!!!! I owe you a beer!!!!!
Thanks everyone for your help!!!!

Ronnie.N.Glasscock at bridge.bellsouth.com wrote:

> First, I don't use Samba, so I can't say how that will fit in.
>
> I use Slackware, versions from 1997&98
> LPRng has been working ok
>
> Suggestions...
>
> Try something like this in your /etc/printcap.
> Make sure the name you use for rm= is a name that you can ping.
>   (Either through /etc/hosts, DNS or what ever.)
>
> #
> nero:sd=/var/spool/lpd/nero:tr\f:if=your_filter:rm=nero:sh
> #
>
> ****  Note nero has to be a valid name that you can ping, (will resolve).
>
> Another suggestion, if you are not 100% sure of your filter, send a flat ascii
> file and don't use a filter.
> Once you can print ascii, then try your filter.
>
> Anyone have a simple filter that will resolve the \n\r between UNIX & DOS?
>
> Good luck.
>
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