> From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Jan 22 09:25:47 2004
> Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 17:38:46 +0100
> From: Rasca <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: LPRng: LPRng with MacOS9 as a client fails
>
> Hi,
>
> Rasca schrieb:
> > btw. does any one know what tool to use to trace IP
> > packetes from mac os 9?
> > I want to see why the mac os 9 LPR client is working fine
> > with a HP 8000 series but not with LPRng or BSD lpd.
The various HP and other printers do not implement RFC1179 totally,
consistently, or even try to claim they do.
In fact, given the large number of broken systems, they simply do the
following:
A print job consists of a Control file, and some data files.
When you send a control file to the printer, it is ignored.
You will be back a 'successful' status even if the file format
is REALLY bad.
When you send a data file, it is tossed to the print engine as
it arrives. At the end of the file, a 'successful' status is returned,
even if there were horrible errors.
Of course, if you kill the transfer, you may get only part
of the job printed, but what do you expect?
Patrick ("This printer lowers the
standard for the term 'Dumb Printer'") Powell
Patrick Powell Astart Technologies
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 6741 Convoy Court
Network and System San Diego, CA 92111
Consulting 858-874-6543 FAX 858-751-2435
LPRng - Print Spooler (http://www.lprng.com)
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