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From: Joseph Steinberg <steinber@slinky.cs.nyu.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: HELP, PLEASE! lpr
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 1995 19:54:02 -0400
Organization: New York University
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ou use the APS thing -- and what does it do.

JS
On Mon, 31 Jul 1995, Chris 
Stenton wrote:

> In article <3vg0on$g5d@cmcl2.NYU.EDU> you wrote:
> : I have been trying for about a month to get lpr to work on my system.
> : I can cat a ps file directly to /dev/lpt0 and it prints -- but lpr gives
> : me blank pages.
> : All I am asking for is for someone to send me a working printcap file for
> : a psotscript printer. I have an HP-4 with postscript added.
> : There has to be someone out there who is using a PS printer. Please send
> : me a copy of your /etc/printcap file.
> : Thanks.
> : JS
> 
> 
> 
> Hi, 
> 
> I used this for a while which worked fine.
> 
> #       @(#)printcap    5.3 (Berkeley) 6/30/90
> 
> lp|raw|local line printer:\
>         :lp=/dev/lpt0:sd=/var/spool/lpd:lf=/var/log/lpd-errs:sh:mx#0:
> 
> 
> However, I moved over to using aps-491 which is excellent. Here is
> where you can get it
> 
> These are the sites, where apsfilter versions can be found
> 
> (1)     ftp server:     ftp.informatik.rwth-aachen.de
>         directory :     pub/Linux/local/packs/APSfilter
> 
> ftp the newest release from there. The current naming scheme for 
> apsfilter releases is:          aps-Release.tgz
> 
> 
> don't be put off with the Linux bit. It has support for FreeBSD as
> well.
> 
> 
> 
> Chris
> 
> 
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Dr Chris Stenton				     chris@gnome.co.uk
> Gnome Computers Ltd				     Tel/Fax: 44 (0)1480 406164
> 25A Huntingdon St, St Neots, Cambridgeshire, PE19 1BG
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