On Sun, 9 Jun 2002, Patrick Powell wrote: > Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2002 17:11:44 -0700 (PDT) > From: Patrick Powell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: LPRng: Re: lpq changin timeouts on "cannot open connection" > > > > > If "force_localhost" IS in effect, then the behaviour of lpd is > > radically changed, as it is always talking to the lpd daemon via > > "localhost" or perhaps via a unix (local) socket. Therefore most > > if not all the parameters in the printcap entry applies to the lpd > > daemons and not to the lpr program. If, you still need to have a > > printcap parameter apply to lpr in this case you can still add the > > "client" keyword to a separate stanca. > > > > I wonder if you can use that to "force_localhost" to determine if > > a printcap parameter applies to lpr/lpq/lprm or not, or if it would > > create problems if you made such a rule. > > > > "force_localhost" will always be in effect unless you either have > > rm=hhh and rp=xxx combination or lp=xxx@hhh defined in the printcap > > entry. > > > > > > > > Villy > > OK. Idea dropped. >
Did the paragraph about "force_localhost" make any sense? Not that you necessarily need to implement it even if it does. Villy ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
