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From: dkelly@hiwaay.net
Subject: Re: lpr/lpd and HP networked printers 
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Joerg Wunsch writes:
>
> As Andrew Gordon wrote:
> 
> > If lpd is printing locally to a printer, it observes the "sh" capability
> > and overrides the "L" command.  However, if it is printing to a remote
> > printer, it just transfers the control file unchanged and "sh" has
> > no affect whatever.
> 
> Sure, lpd is not supposed to forward the sh capability across the net.
> (Actually, it doesn't forward many things.)

Well, that doesn't mean it can't or shouldn't be changed. Seems to me if
one puts sh in a printcap entry for a remote printer, then that's what
one wants and it shouldn't be ignored if there is any way to implement.

Wasn't the if filter recently enabled for remote printing?

There is a program floating around the net that implements the lpd
network connection itself but fits into printcap as an if or of filter.
Tell printcap its a local printer on a copy of /dev/null, then push
it out thru this program. I'll remember it tomorrow when I'm and work
and have my notes.

> Get a firmware upgrade, and you've got rid of them once and for all.

Yeah, that too.

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