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From: weber_w@apollo.uucp (Walt Weber)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apollo
Subject: Re: postscript printers using lpr
Message-ID: <3a9a2019.10b48@apollo.uucp>
Date: 2 Mar 88 00:56:00 GMT
References: <8802220318.AA04482@ATHENA.CS.YALE.EDU> <3a79b848.c366@apollo.uucp> <3a8561d9.805@hi-csc.UUCP>
Reply-To: weber_w@apollo.UUCP (Walt Weber)
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Organization: Apollo Computer, Chelmsford, MA
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Keywords: postscript lpr UltraOffice

In article <3a8561d9.805@hi-csc.UUCP> slocum@hi-csc.UUCP (Brett Slocum) writes:
>Has anyone solved the problem of sending files to post-script printers
>using 'lpr'.  The problem lies in the fact that 'lpr' uses 'prf' to do the
>printing, after prepending a banner page.  This works okay with text
>files, but gets very confused when printing post-script output from
>such products as 'xroff' since the text banner page gets prepended
>in front of postscript output.

1) to get lpr/lpd to supress banners, add "sh" (supress header) to the
   /etc/printcap entry defining the printer.  There are some other useful
   options in the printcap file, check the manpage.

2) To eliminate prf/prsvr from the equation completely, see article number
   <3a7e225a.10b48@apollo.uucp> (GOD, what an article id....) posted by
   me on 2/25/88, subject line is "Re: DOMAIN/OS Questions".  If for some
   obscure reason this is missing from your system, please advise and I will
   either email directly or repost.

...walt...
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Walt Weber               PHONE: (617) 256-6600 x7004
Apollo Computer          GENIE: W.WEBER
Chelmsford, People's Republic of Massachusetts