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From: blbates@AERO4.LARC.NASA.GOV ("Brent L. Bates AAD/TAB MS361 x42854")
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Subject: Re:  using lpr on iris
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Date: 31 Jan 91 16:57:40 GMT
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> From: Kenny McDonald <c60244@ccfiris.aedc>
> What you will have to do on the iris (since there are no BSD lpr filters) is
> pipe the lpr to lp by the following:
> 
   Why would anyone want to do that?!  Shouldn't you be able to use what
ever filters lp uses with lpr?  Are there any filters in particular you
think are needed?  If the file is pure PostScript you shouldn't need a
filter.  If it is something else, the printcap could be set up for it.
After all lp is just going to execute a script file from
/usr/spool/lp/interface.
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	Brent L. Bates
	NASA-Langley Research Center
	M.S. 361
	Hampton, Virginia  23665-5225
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	E-mail: blbates@aero4.larc.nasa.gov or blbates@aero8.larc.nasa.gov