On Wed, Sep 30, 1998 at 11:36:54PM -0500, Kent West wrote: [...] > > 10.8. Running an if for remote printers > > > > One oddity of lpd is that the if is not run for remote printers. If > > you find that you need to run an if, you can do so by setting up a > > double queue and requeueing the job. As an example, consider this > > printcap: > > > > lj-5:remote-hplj:\ > > :lp=/dev/null:sh:\ > > :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lj-5:\ > > :if=/usr/lib/lpd/filter-lj-5: > > lj-5-remote:lp=/dev/null:sh:rm=printer.name.com:\ > > :rp=raw:sd=/var/spool/lpd/lj-5-raw: > > > > in light of this filter-lj-5 script: > > > > #!/bin/sh > > gs <options> -q -dSAFER -sOutputFile=- - | \ > > lpr -Plj-5-remote -U$5 > >
Or use lprng bouncing queue (not old lpr). My working printcap: pl8|toshiba|Toshiba PageLaser8:\ :lp=/dev/null:\ :[EMAIL PROTECTED]:\ :sd=/var/spool/lpd/toshiba:\ :sh:pw#80:pl#72:px#1440:mx#0:\ :if=/usr/sbin/ljet2p-filter:\ :af=/var/log/lp-acct:lf=/var/log/lp-errs:
