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INDEX ENTRY FOR LPRNG:
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Name: LPRng - Improved implementation of BSD printing
Version: 3.2.8
Author(s): Patrick Powell <papowell@astart.com> principal developer
Justin Mason <jmason@iona.ie> archvist and maintainer
James Clark <jjc@jclark.com> psfilter
plus numerous contributors to PLP4.0
LPRng mailing list <lprng@iona.ie>
On the CD-ROM in: sysadm/lprng.tar
Ftp source: ftp.astart.com:/pub/LPRng/
Web page: http://www.astart.com/LPRng.html
Size on the CD: 860 KB (partially compressed)
Description:
The LPRng software is an enhanced, extended, and portable
implementation of the Berkeley LPR print spooler functionality.
While providing the same interface and meeting RFC1179
requirements, the implementation is completely new and provides
support for the following features: lightweight (no databases
needed) lpr, lpc, and lprm programs; dynamic redirection of print
queues; automatic job holding; highly verbose diagnostics;
multiple printers serving a single queue; client programs do not
need to run SUID root; greatly enhanced security checks; and a
greatly improved permission and authorization mechanism.
The package comes with filters for PostScript and HP printers, as
well as the usual 'dumb' printers. Note that the PostScript and
HP filters do page counting and produce accounting information.
In addition, there are a wide variety of other filters that can
do page formatting and produce banner pages.
For users that require compatibility with the SVR4 lp and lpstat
interface, lpr and lpq will simulate this interface, eliminating
the need for another print spooler package. In addition, a
publically available PCNFSD server is distributed with LPRng, and
interfaces with the PC/DOS/Windows based NFS style print spoolers.
For users that require secure and/or authenticated printing support,
LPRng supports Kerberos V and/or PGP authentication methods. Additional
authentication support is extremely simple to add.
-- Adapted from the 3.2.6 README file
Advertised architectures:
The source software compiles and runs on a wide variety of UNIX
systems, and is compatible with other print spoolers and network
printers that use the LPR interface and meet RFC1179
requirements. The following are known to work:
Sun: SunOS 4.1.1, 4.1.3U, 4.1.4
Solaris/SunOS 2.2/5.2, 2.3/5.3, 2.4/5.4, 2.5, 2.5.1
BSDI: BSD/OS 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.1.0
HP: HP-UX 8.2, 9.4, 10.0
SGI: IRIX5, IRIX6
Linux: Slackware 1.2.13, RedHat 2.0 (Jan 1997)
DEC: ULTRIX, DEC Alpha
AIX: 1.06
FreeBSD: 2.0.5, 2.1.5
-- Adapted from the 3.2.6 README and README.ports files
Prerequisites:
The LPRng software requires an ANSI C compiler and the GNU Make
software from the Free Software Foundation, or a BSD 4.3/4.4
compatible make. [ GNU's make is included on this CD-ROM in the
package gnu/make.tar ]
If you want to use the GNU gettext() facility for International-
ization, please read ABOUT-NLS.LPRng - it contains directions on
how to get the various GNU packages. [ GNU gettext is include on
this CD-ROM in the package gnu/gettext.tar ]
-- Adapted from the 3.2.6 README.install file