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From: rubin@watson.ibm.com (Bill Rubin)
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Subject: Re: TCP/IP software on VM
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Date: 6 Jun 91 15:34:06 GMT
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In <9106021941.AA11777@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> NJG@CORNELLC.CIT.CORNELL.EDU ("Nick Gimbrone ", WIRDI: Whatever Is Right,  writes:
> >        Is anyone has any network printing solution for IBM TCP/IP with MVS
> Version 2 of the IBM TCP/IP code for VM and MVS include lpr/lpd support.

Sorry, Nick, you're only half correct.  VM V2 does have LPR/LPD, but for MVS
V2, all we announced was a 'Statement of Direction'.  That is IBMese for "we
don't have it (LPR/LPD) now, but we're going to in the future".

-- Bill rubin@watson.ibm.com
   IBM TJ Watson Research