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From: khera@macbeth.cs.duke.edu (Vick Khera)
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Subject: Re: Printer disabled and "users"
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Date: 31 Jan 90 20:35:44 GMT
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In article <1990Jan30.222324.21459@aqdata.uucp> sullivan@aqdata.uucp (Michael T. Sullivan) writes:
>When users move from the DOS world to the Unix world they bring over
>some bad habits.  One of these is shutting the printer off when it
>is finished printing. [...]
>What happens in System V is that when a job is sent to a printer
>that is shut off, the lp scheduler disables the printer. [...]
>No matter how many times the consultant tells the
>users not to shut the printer off, they do it out of habit anyway.
>Michael Sullivan          uunet!jarthur!aqdata!sullivan

Put a BIG wad of tape over the power switch (or at least a polite little
note.)  If they still turn it off, then they deserve to have to pay a
consultant to turn it back on for them.

								vick.
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Vick Khera                              Department of Computer Science
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