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From: leo@unipalm.uucp (E.J. Leoni-Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: Looking for PC LPD Server Program
Message-ID: <1991Mar4.234916.831@unipalm.uucp>
Date: 4 Mar 91 23:49:16 GMT
References: <22FEB91.16510100@uc780.umd.edu>
Organization: Unipalm Ltd., Cambridge, England
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mike@uc780.umd.edu writes:

>Does anyone know if there is a program for MSDOS that can sit around
>on an ethernet and look for LPD print jobs and then throw them out
>on one of its serial or centronics parellel ports?  We are looking to
>offload handling the band-printer(s) we have from our UNIX system
>and have them served in this way.  I know there are several terminal
>servers that will do this, but we don't have the $$$ right now to go
>out and buy one just for this purpose, but we have quite a number of
>old PC's just sitting around that could be used for this purpose.

>Thanks.

Yes. Its called PC-LPD and you get it from Ftp software.
Try e-mailing sales@ftp.com

Its good: We sell it and use it inhouse.