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From: richard@octel.UUCP (Richard Karasik)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Line printers under ISC
Keywords: ISC, Laserjets, UTOD
Message-ID: <454@octelb.octel.UUCP>
Date: 12 Apr 91 17:27:33 GMT
Organization: Octel Communications Inc., Milpitas Ca.
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Im having problems using laserjets with various formatters. The line printer
interface command eventually cats the files to a program called utod.

This utod prints stuff out on the laserjet, but I can find no documentation about
utod.  IF I print microsoft word documents, things look ok. If I try to print say
xroff, or troff documents things look weird -the letters i and l are missing.

Typically the purveyors of 'roff alikes tell me that I have to set
opost cs8 and the like. I do, but it appears to have no effect. I think because
possibly utod is "metabolically disadvantaged" in this regard ...

I set the cs8 etc using lpadmin commands -is there another where to do this to
gain better effect?.

Thanks
Richard
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