... I use LPRng-3.4.8. With CTI-ifhp-2.2.5, both the LPRng status file and the filter status file are updated. With CTI-ifhp-2.2.6 or 2.2.7 only the LPRng ...
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Justus J. Addiss
addiss@...
Apr 21, 1998 5:06 pm
... Yes. We see exactly the same issues you are having. The IIIsi's are fine, the 4si's work great but one of our 5si's (we have two) is always hanging up with...
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Geoff Rubner
gbr@...
Apr 21, 1998 5:08 pm
... Mike, Thanks for the above info. I just wanted somebody to confirm that they had it working before "diving in". I appreciate the offer but I will try not...
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Reinhard Zierke
zierke@...
Apr 21, 1998 5:10 pm
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Dirk Nitschke
ms3a512@...
Apr 21, 1998 5:11 pm
Hey! ... This should read: ftp://ftp.uni-hamburg.de/pub/os/unix/utils/LPRng (DE) (Reinhard, please correct me if I'm wrong!) Bye, Dirk ... Dipl.-Math. Dirk...
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Bruce S. Marshall
bmarsh@...
Apr 21, 1998 5:12 pm
... Here's the printcap for my 'raw' entry. ##PRINTTOOL3## LOCAL raw:\ ... When I use LPRMON to capture OS/2's lpt1, and send files to 'raw', I get an 'hf'...
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Bruce S. Marshall
bmarsh@...
Apr 21, 1998 5:14 pm
... Gee... funny thing.... LPR suddenly works now.. <VBSEG> Now to try LPRMON. ...
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Bruce S. Marshall
bmarsh@...
Apr 21, 1998 5:15 pm
... Sigh here too.... I'm running 3.4.5 and I can't even get LPR to work from OS/2. Same old errors. Will investigate and see what I find..... (and move...
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Ion Badulescu
ionut@...
Apr 21, 1998 5:16 pm
... Also: ftp://ftp.cs.columbia.edu/pub/archives/pkg/LPRng (US) Ion -- It is better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool, than to open it and...
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Eric McWhorter
ericm@...
Apr 21, 1998 5:18 pm
I have a perl script used for print accounting in conjunction with ifhp I could email to you if you like. It should work with other filters if you don't mind...
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papowell@...
Apr 21, 1998 5:19 pm
Use fix_bad_job, NOT repeat NOT fix_bad_jobs... This is a 'one size fits all' flag that does all sorts of stuff to try to handle badly formatted jobs, bad...
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papowell@...
Apr 21, 1998 5:21 pm
... or put fix_bad_jobs in /etc/lpd.conf file. ... WHAT? I thought that LPRng could handle LPRMON... Sigh... Patrick Powell...
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papowell@...
Apr 21, 1998 5:22 pm
The following sites mirror the LPRng releases: Mirrors: ftp://ftp.mono.org/pub/LPRng (UK) ftp://ftp.iona.ie/pub/plp/LPRng...
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Christopher M. Conway
cmconwa@...
Apr 21, 1998 5:23 pm
= We are doing it with an HP5simx with a JetDirect card under Solaris. You = can't use the HP Jetdmin software to do spooling, though. At least, = we've...
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papowell@...
Apr 21, 1998 5:24 pm
... Yes. See the LPRng-HOWTO, section on Accounting. Express Summary: Note 1: the CTI-ifhp filters should be used. Note 2: the LPRng/UTILS/accounting.pl...
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papowell@...
Apr 21, 1998 5:26 pm
... You need to put 'fix_bad_job' in the /etc/lpd.conf or the ... in the printcap entry for the printer. This should do it. Patrick...
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ae@...
Apr 21, 1998 5:27 pm
about "ignore_name_format_errors". I find that in three files only -- CHANGES HOWTO/LPRng-HOWTO-5.html HOWTO/LPRng-HOWTO.sgml and is the wish taken for the...
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papowell@...
Apr 21, 1998 5:28 pm
Get the latest version of apsfilter_LPRng ftp://ftp.astart.com/pub/LPRng/FILTERS/apsfilter_LPRng-1.1.5.tgz CHANGES: Version 1.1.5 setup.pl will now try to...
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papowell@...
Apr 21, 1998 5:29 pm
I wonder if folks could please pound on the current release, i.e. - check it for porting problems, etc. I would like to make this the next 'stable' release...
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papowell@...
Apr 21, 1998 5:31 pm
If you have source access to the Open Desktop source code for Solaris Printtool, and can give me access to the source (under a non-disclosure agreement,...
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papowell@...
Apr 21, 1998 5:33 pm
... Well, actually there are TWO (2) status files, due to various problems with getting filters to report their status correctly. ... LPRng status file is...
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Michael Zimmerman
zimmer@...
Apr 21, 1998 5:35 pm
Geoff, We are doing it with an HP5simx with a JetDirect card under Solaris. You can't use the HP Jetdmin software to do spooling, though. At least, we've...
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Bruce S. Marshall
bmarsh@...
Apr 21, 1998 5:36 pm
There is a flag that needs to be set for this.... ... or ... The latter one should be documented. (I'm doing all this from memory) In any event, the problem...
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Garrett D'Amore
garrett@...
Apr 21, 1998 5:38 pm
... Yes, but it is very sloooowwww if you have a lot of printers defined. This is a defect (IMO) in the way printtool queries printers. (lpstat -a is *evil*...
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papowell@...
Apr 21, 1998 5:40 pm
Thanks for the feedback. Here is the dope. There is a newer version of apsfilter_LPRng on the ftp site: ...
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papowell@...
Apr 21, 1998 5:42 pm
Short summary: Added 'report_server_as=name' option. If in the printcap/lpd.conf file you set: report_server_as=boffo Then you should see: lpq -Ppr@whacko...
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ae@...
Apr 21, 1998 5:43 pm
A hostname gotcha persists into the latest LPRng. Example follows. Here, 'dogsbody' is Redhat linux, latest-and-greatest glibc, 3.4.8. "Density' is warp 4,...
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Geoff Rubner
gbr@...
Apr 21, 1998 5:45 pm
Hi, I'm new to this list and looking for a way to do printer accounting on my network-attached Laserjet 4M, with JetDirect card, in a Solaris (NIS) network. ...
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Justin Mason
jmason@...
Apr 21, 1998 5:46 pm
... Well this Guinness should be okay... /* XPM */ static char * pint_xpm[] = { "47 51 9 1", /* pixels*/ " s None c None", ". c #dfdfdfdfdfdf", "X c...
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Gordon Haverland
haverlan@...
Apr 21, 1998 5:48 pm
... Hi Patrick (et al): Since Alberta loosened up its liquor laws a while ago, beer selection has improved immensely. We have Harp up here, but I don't think...
