Date: Tue, 17 Sep 1996 05:00:02 -0700 (PDT) From: Luigi Rizzo <luigi@labinfo.iet.unipi.it> To: freebsd-bugs Subject: Re: ports/1631: new port -- lprps Message-ID: <199609171200.FAA29559@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR ports/1631; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Luigi Rizzo <luigi@labinfo.iet.unipi.it> To: obrien@Nuxi.cs.ucdavis.edu Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org, obrien@Nuxi.com Subject: Re: ports/1631: new port -- lprps Date: Tue, 17 Sep 1996 13:25:32 +0200 (MET DST) > lprps is a collection of programs for using lpr with a PostScript > printer connected by a bidirectional serial channel. > > Some features are: ... > * Determines whether file is PostScript or text and prints it > appropriately these "magic" options often fail when a control-D is at the beginning of the PostScript file. Most (broken) DOS/Windows programs generate such files, which then happily consume a pile of sheets dumping out postscript source. Please make sure that this filter is not confused by a control-D at the beginning of the file. Luigi
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