What is the a2ps command? What if you send jobs already formatted (postscript files) with lpr? Joel
On Thu, Oct 03, 2002 at 03:00:33PM -0500, Robert Giles wrote: > Howdy folks - another quick question. I seem to lose jobs when I print > items in quick succession, ie: > > "a2ps test1.txt; a2ps test2.txt; a2ps test3.txt" > > ...doesn't work and at most the first page will print (sometimes nothing > at all). > > If I run each command separately (and pause briefly ~1sec between them), > all 3 pages print. > > I'm using LPRng-3.8.15, both with and without ifhp. Printer is an HP > Laserjet 4000N. > > /etc/printcap: > ---- > lp:sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp > :force_localhost > :lp=raw@spghp1 > # :ifhp=model=hp4000 > # :filter=/usr/libexec/filters/ifhp > > (ifhp section commented out - doesn't make a difference either way) > > Thanks in advance for any insight. > > Robert Giles > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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. > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
