> From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Oct 4 17:03:46 2000
> Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2000 10:16:52 +1100
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: LPRng: upgrade: which version?
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Craig Small)
>
> On Tue, Sep 12, 2000 at 06:38:38PM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > > PS: This is going to hurt right?! But it's for my own good.
> >
> > NO NO! It should be ... relatively... painless.
>
> As the one who packages the Debian lprng package, i get some emails or
> bug reports from users upgrading lprng versions.
>
> Most of the troubles come from bad /etc/printcaps. LPRng may of ignored
> something or done something the wrong way in the past with the wrong
> /etc/printcap file which gave the right result. Upgrade LPRng and
> suddenly the wrong thing in /etc/printcap is actually wrong.
>
> #1 is always the old sd=/dev/null for remote printer problem.
Ummm... do you mean: lp=/dev/null?
There is now a nasty message when you do this.
> #2 is some problem when you are not going through the local lpd but
> directly talk to the printer.
Details please.
>
> - Craig
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