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From: behrooz@egr.msu.edu (Roozbeh Behrooz)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.misc
Subject: Re: Printcap filters question
Date: 20 Jul 1995 12:52:18 GMT
Organization: Michigan State University
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In article <3u0hjg$j0g@jeeves.niehs.nih.gov>, duling@niehs.nih.gov (Dave Duling) wrote:
>Question: How can I put lpr filter commands into the printcap file ?
>
>Explanation: I have a couple of SunOS computers and I want to print to a
>remote lpr queue that automatically wraps the data in postscript if I dont use
>the "lpr -l" command. However, I have an application that will print directly
>but of course it just puts out "lpr -Pxxxx" without allowing for a "-l". So
>am I completely off base or what here ?
I have a somehow similar problem. I have a remote printer which only
understands postscript. There is no way for me to set any filters on the
remote printer (The queue is on a network card e.g. HPLJ4SI).
It seems that when we specify a remote queue and a remote machine, the
local filters are ignored.
Specifically, I am trying to convert text files into postscript and then
send it to the remote printer. Is there an easy way to do this?
I have another question here: In system V you can have your queue point
to a group of printers rather than just one. That is, if one is busy or
broken, the job will go to another printer. Is there a way to do this
in BSD (e.g. Ultrix?)
Thanks for any pointers you can give me.