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From: Con Sultant <jkane@execpc.com>
Subject: Re: SAMBA can print to the net???
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dwatson@abwam.com (Darryl Watson) wrote:
>I saw a SAMBA config file in a recent post in this newsgroup, and
>it looks like one can set up a Lose 3.1 or Lose95 platform to not
>only share files, but to print to a UNIX-hosted printer as well?
>
>If this is true, it would be great, as I have a number of PCs running
>various Microsoft OS flavors, and also have a postscript printer hanging
>off one of our FreeBSD boxes.  This would be VERY helpful...

As long as you call it "Lose 3.1/Lose95" we're not gonna help you! 8^{)

Yes it can be done.

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