> From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Dec 19 14:00:52 2001
> Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 14:03:17 -0700 (MST)
> From: David Bear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: LPRng: Interesting Packages, state of the art, and some comments
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> perhaps I'm too dense but could you point me to some readings that
> specify exactly what the client and server pieces do. I havent read
> rfc1179 - and was hoping to avoid that. But I'm still not clear on which
> tasks the client does --
>
> --
> David Bear
> College of Public Programs/ASU
> 480-965-8257
> ...the way is like water, going where nobody wants it to go
Good question.
There are several clients:
lpr: takes files (or STDIN), prepares a control file,
connects to server, and then transfers files to lpd server.
lpq: sends a 'give me status' request to the lpd server.
(it also munges status so it looks 'pretty' <pretty awful, that is>)
lprm: sends a 'remove job' request to the lpd server.
lpc: sends a 'perform control action' request to the lpd server.
And the LPD server:
lpd: the SERVER. Accepts connections (from TCP/IP port 515, or in the
next release, /dev/lprng <sigh...>), accepts requests and/or
jobs from lpr, lpq, lprm, and lpc, and does the requested action.
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