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Date:      Wed, 10 Apr 2002 18:14:33 -0400
From:      Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com>
To:        "doug.fee@unisys.com" <doug.fee@unisys.com>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: LPR spool size limit
Message-ID:  <3CB4B949.2010207@potentialtech.com>
References:  <3CB4ABDB.4050001@unisys.com>

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doug.fee@unisys.com wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> Does anyone know of a way to print large (>500 pages) documents?  For 
> example, when I spooled a 603 page document lpr choked.  It truncated 
> the file.  I tried setting the mx=0 option in the printcap file but to 
> no avail.  Can LPR even print large documents?  If not, does anyone have 
> any alternatives?

How large is your spool file?  The only time I've seen lpd choke on a
file is when the file filled up the partition.  How much space do you
have available in /var/spool?

-- 
Bill Moran
Potential Technology
http://www.potentialtech.com


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