On Monday 06 August 2001 14:45, Ryan Novosielski wrote: > A question from one of my users that I have been unable to figure out. > > ---- _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ > > |Y#| | | |\/| | \ |\ | | | Ryan Novosielski - Jr. UNIX Systems Admin > |$&| |__| | | |__/ | \| _| | [EMAIL PROTECTED] - 973/972.0922 (2-0922) > > \__/ Univ. of Med. and Dent. | IST/ACS - New Jersey Medical School - C630 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Philippa Hodge [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, August 06, 2001 2:41 PM > To: Ryan Novosielski > Cc: Tina Brezenoff > Subject: LPRng: Possible limitation for Special Characters? > > > Ryan, > > Prem alerted me to a problem he was having printing to ljpoff. He was > attempting to print files from > both his RWJA directory and from his laptop. The jobs appeared to get > to the printer, as the > printer lights would flash and his identifier appeared on the LED. Then > the job was no longer there. > > The files he was attempting to print had !! as the first two characters > in the file. > > Does LPRng or possibly our printer have any documented special character > limitations you know of? > I looked through the MAN pages and did not see anything. > > Prem removed the !! from the beginning of the files and is able to > print. > > Thanks, > > Philippa > I asked about this a bit ago.... I had a problem with a binary zero at the beginning of the file. The printer worked much the same.. lights up and then stops after doing nothing. I had to write a special filter to remove binary zeros. Obviously low characters can do strange things to printers. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >-- YOU MUST BE A LIST MEMBER IN ORDER TO POST TO THE LPRNG MAILING LIST The > address you post from MUST be your subscription address > > If you need help, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (or lprng-requests > or lprng-digest-requests) with the word 'help' in the body. For the > impatient, to subscribe to a list with name LIST, send mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] with: | example: > subscribe LIST <mailaddr> | subscribe lprng-digest [EMAIL PROTECTED] > unsubscribe LIST <mailaddr> | unsubscribe lprng [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > If you have major problems, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the > word LPRNGLIST in the SUBJECT line. > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >-- -- +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ + Bruce S. Marshall [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bellaire, MI 08/06/01 17:04 + +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ "Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy." ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- YOU MUST BE A LIST MEMBER IN ORDER TO POST TO THE LPRNG MAILING LIST The address you post from MUST be your subscription address If you need help, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (or lprng-requests or lprng-digest-requests) with the word 'help' in the body. For the impatient, to subscribe to a list with name LIST, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with: | example: subscribe LIST <mailaddr> | subscribe lprng-digest [EMAIL PROTECTED] unsubscribe LIST <mailaddr> | unsubscribe lprng [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have major problems, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word LPRNGLIST in the SUBJECT line. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
