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From: G.Eustace@massey.ac.nz (Glen Eustace)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.nfs
Subject: Re: Enduring PC-NFS Annoyances
Message-ID: <1990Nov5.195509.24658@massey.ac.nz>
Date: 5 Nov 90 19:55:09 GMT
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I am not sure what Stan had in mind with his comment about printer
protocols but one gripe I regularly get from my users is better
control of the 'End-Spooling'.

A technique used in BW-NFS, I think, is the use of the
'print-to-file' option in the application.  Using well-defined names
the application is setup to print to a special filename.  When the
open() is done the software begins the capture process and when the
close() is done the data captured is spooled to the appropriate
network device.  I see this as a very useful alternative to the
techniques currently being used by PC-NFS.  It would certainly solve
many of my user's woes.

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Glen Eustace, Software Manager, Computer Centre, Massey University,
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Phone: +64 63 69099 x7440, Fax: +64 63 505 607,    Timezone: GMT-12
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Glen Eustace, Software Manager, Computer Centre, Massey University,
Palmerston North, New Zealand.        EMail: G.Eustace@massey.ac.nz
Phone: +64 63 69099 x7440, Fax: +64 63 505 607,    Timezone: GMT-12
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