LPRng question

[Brian Horan]

what, you dislike the MS 3-finger-salute?????  :-P

On Fri, 12 May 2000, Gerry Maddock wrote:

> Now, I'm going to move all my printers over to my Samba server and put NT out of its
> misery, and make that NT box a LINUX BOX!!!! No more NT for me (no more point and
> click, drag & drop, or [ctrl] [Alt] [del] admin for me!!!!!)
> 
> Gerry Maddock wrote:
> 
> > 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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