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- From: sherwood@fenris.space.ualberta.ca (Sherwood Botsford)
- Subject: Re: How to lpr from one NeXT to another NeXT without using Netinfo
- Message-ID: <1992Sep15.002110.23055@kakwa.ucs.ualberta.ca>
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- Organization: University Of Alberta, Edmonton Canada
- References: <HARDY.92Aug31114111@golem.ps.uci.edu>
- Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 00:21:10 GMT
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- Meinhard E. Mayer (Hardy) writes
- > I have had no problems remote-printing from another
- machine (HP
- > 9000/345) to my NeXT, so I don't see why it should not be
- possible
- > between two NeXT-en (is that the correct plural;)?),
- using the uslual
- > printcap entry, like:
- > phps|Physics Apple Laserwriter :\
- > :lp=:rm=hydra.acs.uci.edu:rp=gadget:\
- > :sd=/usr/spool/lpd/phps:\
- > :lf=/usr/adm/lpd-errs:
- > (replace the rm and rp with the correct names on your
- system), and
- > enter the "other" system in each /etc/host.lpd file.
-
-
- I do this also. But printers that have only printcap
- entries seem not to show up in the print panel.
-