On Wednesday 03 November 2004 12:50, Frank Gevaerts wrote: > On Tue, Nov 02, 2004 at 09:15:57PM +0000, Adam Funk wrote: >> So I'd like to know if there is any easy way to switch between them, >> just for local printing. I'm considering adding a second printer >> to /etc/printcap with the same device (/dev/lp0) and other >> specifications but a different driver, so I can use the lpr -P option >> as necessary. Is this idea good, bad or ugly? > > It is what I would do, and also what apsfilter does. > >> Should I use the same >> spool directory (subdirectory of /var/spool/lpd/)? > > Some lpr daemons complain if you do that.
So it's OK to have two printers in /etc/printcap pointing to the same device node, but it's better to give them separate spools? The printing daemon (I'm using cupsys-bsd to provide lpr and related commands) will send only one job at a time from either spool to the same device, right? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
