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- From: chris@tisdec.tis.tandy.com
- Date: 23 Dec 92 10:41 CST
- Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
- Subject: Re: Printers (was Re: /dev)
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- /* Written 5:21 pm Dec 21, 1992 by les@chinet.UUCP in tisdec.tis.tandy.com:comp.unix.wizards */
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- >> Blatent BSDism here. SysV(pre-r4) doesn't have printcap or lpr and
- >> has no convention for a PRINTER variable. Besides, even if lpr
- >> and printcap exist on a machine it doesn't automatically mean that
- >> it's the spooler I want to use.
- >>
- >> Les Mikesell
- >> les@chinet.chi.il.us
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- BZZZT. Pre-r4 SysV systems may not recognize the variable PRINTER, but
- lp{,r} does recognize (in most cases) LPDEST, for specifying the USERS
- default printer. The environment variable PRINTER, on SCO anyway, is used
- to tell lp{,r} whether to use a local (passthru) printer or the system spooler.
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- Just trying to get both sides in, and disarm any miss-information.
- (Additional corrections welcome)
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- There are things I like, and dislike about both BSD's and SYSV's print systems.
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- chris@tisdec.tandy.com
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