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- From: JIW2@psuvm.psu.edu
- Newsgroups: comp.unix.ultrix
- Subject: Mixing Ultrix and VMS queues on LAT
- Message-ID: <92253.113239JIW2@psuvm.psu.edu>
- Date: 9 Sep 92 15:32:39 GMT
- Organization: Penn State University
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- Jaye Mathisen writes:
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- >Personally, I've had nothing but trouble with LAT printing with
- >Ultrix patches/OS upgrades/printcap hacks notwithstanding...
-
- Interesting. Do you mean you have had problems printing via
- LAT from Ultrix per se, or problems trying to use a VMS print queue
- from Ultrix over LAT?
-
- Although it was a pain in the butt to set up (the
- manuals weren't especially clear on this matter), once I got it
- working, LAT printing from our DECstation 3100 presented no
- problems whatever. We are printing to a DEC LN03R which is
- shared by a VAXstation 3100, and have been using it for about
- two years now. Separate queues for each machine.
- What sort of problems have you encountered?
-
- >Muchos better than the braindamaged lpd software DEC supplies that
- >can't even take advantage of the features in all the DEC printers.
-
- Some examples would be appreciated. If there are features of DEC
- printers that can't be accessed via Ultrix, I'd certainly like to
- know what they are.
-
- >For anybody wanting to mix queues like this, it seems to be the way
- >to go. It's working great for us, and relieved me of a lot of
- >headache of messing with Ultrix LAT mumbo-jumbo.
-
- What "Ultrix LAT mumbo-jumbo" is it that you have experienced so
- many problems with? I, for one, would like to know what these
- problems are, so that I can be aware in advance of any difficulties
- I might face in the future.
-
- John Wagner
- Pennsylvania State University
-