Subject: Re: BSD lpr vs. LPRng

From: Yves Arrouye <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 3 Sep 1996 17:57:00 +0200

On Aug 28, 11:56pm, Bdale Garbee wrote:
} Subject: Re: BSD lpr vs. LPRng
} In article <[email-masked]> you wrote:
} : 
} : The only incompatibility is that you might have to add a :bk: entry to
} : the printcap in order to print to a BSD-lpd-based network printer. 
} 
} I care a lot about compatibility with other BSD'ish lpd-based systems.  I 
} could live with this easily.

Especially if LPRng's postinst does that for us ;-). But does it mean
the BSD lpr should be obsoleted?

BTW, has anybody heard about a free lp spooler?

Yves.

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From: Michael Alan Dorman <[email-masked]>
Date: 05 Sep 1996 09:07:24 -0400

> BTW, has anybody heard about a free lp spooler?

LPRng has a limited emulation for lp-style commands, though it uses
lpd style configuration and such.  It doesn't sound like that's what
you're looking for, though.

Mike.