Re: CVS commit: basesrc

[jnemeth%victoria.tc.ca@localhost (John Nemeth)]

On May 21, 12:35am, Greg A. Woods wrote:
} [ On Thursday, February 3, 2000 at 10:29:34 (+0000), David Brownlee wrote: ]
} > On Thu, 3 Feb 2000, Michael Eriksson wrote:
} > 
} > > Now, I just hacked together this nice perl script which talks to
} > > JetDirect printers... I'd be happy to send it to anybody that's
} > > interested (it's only about 50 lines).
} > 
} >     It sounds like a good addition to pkgsrc - care to run up
} >     a package (you should be able to include the file in the
} >     package under 'files')
} 
} The perl script might be handy but I'd sure like to see a real fix
} integrated directly into the print system.
} 
} (Does LPRng fix this bug?)

     What bug?  The problem is that HP JetDirect printers use a
proprietary protocol.  Most network capable printers speak "lpr",
amongst other protocols (i.e. the Apple equiv. Novell PSERVER, etc.).

}-- End of excerpt from Greg A. Woods