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Date: Mon, 30 Mar 1998 16:18:44 -0800 (PST)
From: "Eric J. Schwertfeger" <ejs@bfd.com>
To: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
cc: Leif Neland <leifn@image.dk>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: print on a hp-jetdirect
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On Mon, 30 Mar 1998, Doug White wrote:

> How do I print on a printer connected tp a hp-jetdirect?
> 
> Will "cat file|telnet printer.some.domain 9100" do?
> 
> I can't try now; I want to do an april fool on somebody who has misconfigured
> his firewall...

Well, we have our HP4's configured for LPR, but I decided to find out, and
yes, the above line works fine.  Glad our firewall doesn't have that
problem *snicker*


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