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From: root@smarine.UUCP (Chris Hapgood)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix.sco
Subject: Re: Redirecting printer output from a PC to lp
Keywords: printer, serial ports, stty
Message-ID: <9@smarine.UUCP>
Date: 5 Oct 90 14:21:41 GMT
References: <1990Oct4.071911.3764@cstreet.com>
Reply-To: root@smarine.UUCP (Chris Hapgood)
Organization: Sperry Marine, Inc.
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The problem about detecting an end-of-file condition is simple: DOS
doesn't supply the EOF and most applications don't write one.  The
problem of not being able to determine EOF from DOS clients on a
network is most easily solved with a time-out feature. 
I believe some networks also use a method that depends upon the 
application returning to DOS.  This is pretty annoying if it is
the only method.  It also has to be performed from the client end.


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