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- Subject: Using PMDF to deliver printer files
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- From: helmke@crf.cuis.edu (Rich)
- Date: 3 Sep 92 06:03:38 GMT
- Organization: Concordia University Information Systems, River Forest, Il.
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- We have a number of small satellite VAX/VMS systems all over the
- USA that we remotely support via dialup logins and PMDF e-mail.
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- We are investigating the possibility of setting up a home grown
- implementation of something that acts like DQS, but uses PMDF
- (dialup PhoneNet) and DELIVER instead of a DECNet connection to
- transfer print files. We are facing the fact that even a modest
- file (without any graphics--just line printer ASCII of 200-1000
- blocks) will take many minutes to transfer so we must consider a
- data compression utility as well.
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- Has anyone "pushed the envelope" with PMDF and associated
- utilities to deliver files to remote printer queues? Any
- suggestions for implementation (or pit falls)?
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- Thanks for your help,
- Rich Helmke
- Associate Director
- Concordia University Information Systems
- 708/209-3221
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