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  1. Xref: sparky comp.org.sug:622 comp.org.usenix:1354 comp.unix.wizards:5593 comp.unix.bsd:11669
  2. Newsgroups: comp.org.sug,comp.org.usenix,comp.unix.wizards,comp.unix.bsd,news.sys-admin
  3. Path: sparky!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!usc!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!ames!kronos.arc.nasa.gov!butch!netcomsv!netcom.com!bitbug
  4. From: bitbug@netcom.com (James Buster)
  5. Subject: Re: IMPORTANT: POSIX threatens our use of lp/lpr and friends
  6. Message-ID: <1993Jan21.192822.7976@netcom.com>
  7. Organization: Lynx Real-Time Systems, Inc.
  8. References: <C15sst.JqA@ra.nrl.navy.mil> <1993Jan21.124947.8297@csc.ti.com>
  9. Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 19:28:22 GMT
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  12. My question is, why not standardize a general-purpose batch and queueing
  13. mechanism that happens to work for print spooling than just specify a
  14. print spooler? This seems to me much more useful and elegant than the
  15. current 1003.7 effort.
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  17.                 James Buster
  18.                  bitbug@netcom.com
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