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From: pb@idca.tds.PHILIPS.nl (Peter Brouwer)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386
Subject: Re: uucp with tcp on 386/ix vers 2.0.2
Keywords: uucp tcp 386/ix
Message-ID: <368@ssp2.idca.tds.philips.nl>
Date: 9 Oct 89 11:19:11 GMT
References: <255@cipher.UUCP> <182@inpnms.UUCP>
Organization: Philips Telecommunication and Data Systems, The Netherlands
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In article <182@inpnms.UUCP> logan@inpnms.UUCP (James Logan) writes:
>In article <255@cipher.UUCP> russ@cipher.UUCP (Russ Harvey) writes:
># Hi, we have 5 ISC 386/ix version 2.0.2 machines
># connected via ethernet (WD8003E, ISC's TCP/IP),
># and want to do something natural like have
># the ability to print files on all machines,
># even though there is only one printer (HP LaserJet II).
 
>If you want to use the real lp(1), copy the existing script for a
>dumb printer in /usr/spool/lp/model, replace the "cat" with the
>rshl command I mentioned, and create a new (default) printer type
>with lpadmin(1M).  You can also change the script to pass flags
>to the remote lp(1) if you want.   

We made a new script for remote printers. In this script you can route
each different class of printer to different remote machines. uux is used
to execute the remote print job.
Make a new device with lpadmin of the type of remote printer , writing to
/dev/null.
Assign for each class [ if used ] the class to the remote printer ( script ).
This gives no security problems. The only thing to do is specify lp as
allowed job in the Permissions file of the remote machine.
that writes to /dev/null and 
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