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- From: backman@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu (Larry Backman)
- Subject: Re: Questions on FTP's TCP and Printing and API
- Message-ID: <921118121814@minimillian.ftp.com>
- Nntp-Software: PC/TCP NNTP
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- Sender: news@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu
- Organization: MIT Laboratory for Computer Science
- References: <1992Nov6.094125.5106@news.tu-graz.ac.at>
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 17:18:14 GMT
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- >> I have the following questions:
- >>
- >> having PC/TCP Networking software for OS/2 (FTP) I want to print e.g. WinWord-
- >> Output on a remote Printer (HP-Deskjet).
- >> So:
- >>
- >> 1. How can I automatcally print remotely (if at all, the manual sais nothing
- >> or I could not find it).
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- You can't right now in our released product. You can issue LPR commands;
- but cannot redirect printers. Today.
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- >> 2. If I can (or have to do so manually or semi-manually) how can I print
- >> "binary" files without the -l option (which confuses our lpd on our
- >> Unix-machine because it wants to start some filter and does not print).
-
- I believe the <-v> option provides binary print support.
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- >>
- >> Concerning APIs
- >>
- >> 1. I have a Programm written for DOS using PC/TCP for DOS. We bought the L
- >> Library. Is there any possibility to use such programms by some mapping
- >> feature or by using the new DLLs somehow or do I have to buy a new kit?
- >> For what price?
- We provide an OS/2 netlib.dll that provides 85% of the DOS Int 61's API.
- You need to buy our OS/2 devkit; its $500 as I recall.
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- Larry Backman
- FTP Software
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