> From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Jun 21 11:27:48 2000
> From: "Sebastian Pe�a M." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: LPRng: Several questions...newbie
> Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 13:03:25 -0400
>
> Hello everyone
> I am new to lprng, and I think it is a wonderful product, so first of all
> congratulations to the developers. I've read the HOWTOS and README of
> LPRng and IFHP and I have a prototype configuration almost running, but I still
> have some questions, so if anyone can help me on this would be great:
>
> 1.From what I've read it is impossible to have lpr send the user a message if
> saying that he is out of paper quota (depending on what as= filter returns).
> Does this mean that I have to write a wrapper around the real lpr to do
> the following:
> mylpr:
> if(the user has paper quota left)
> call the real lpr
> else
> send a message to the user, saying he has no paper left
> Is this the only way to accomplish this?
This is usually (always?) done by the code in the 'as' filter, as LPRng
does not have any 'messageing' system built into it.
>
> 2. I have a PCL only printer (it actually a photocopier that's also a network
> printer) that doesn't support accounting. Where can I read something
> about software accounting?This printer is configured as model=pcl_gs.
> Can I get the number of pages used from gs or a2ps.
There are several products. Pleae contact me by phone for details...
cause I don't have them handy right now.
>
> 3. I have a HP Color Laserjet5m that reports the same page count at the
> beginning and at the end of the process. Anyone else has experienced
> this problem?
Yes. You need to poll them. See the IFHP-HOWTO for details.
>
> 4. I have several old machines that I want to turn to use LPRng instead
> of their own lpr,lpd,lpq,lprm suite. Has anyone successfully compiled
> LPRng under OSF1 V2.0 ?SunOS4.1.3?
Yes. But you need to
a) port GCC to them (easy)
b) port GNU Make to them (easy)
c) run configure
d) fix up several of the include files so that they do not get included
multiple times - put
#ifndef _XX_INCLUDED_
#define _XX_INCLUDED_
.... file contents
#endif
>
> 5. I am a complete ignorant about Mac's. Is there an equivalent to samba
> for Apple Mac users?
CAP. But just use TCP/IP printing and you are on the air.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help
>
> Sebastian
> Santiago, Chile
>
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