While I'm at it I have another error that I've not seen reported in the mailing list archive. Using LRPng 3.8.26 and IFHP 3.5.17, text piped through the ifhp filter works just fine (using a2ps to convert). When I try to test printing a pdf ( lpr -Ptheprinter file.pdf) however I receive the following error message.....

"Fatal error - cannot print 'p972.pdf': unprintable characters at start of file, check your LANG environment variable as well as the input file"

If I use the file command from the commandline the type I get is just fine as far as I can tell. Here is the output:

p972.pdf: PDF document, version 1.3

I checked the ifhp.conf file and I do have it set to point to /usr/local/bin/file which is the version recommended in the installation instructions.

I haven't added a line for a jpeg converter yet but if I attempt an lpr on a jpeg I also get the same "Fatal Error" message but again the type output from the file command via the commandline does indicated that it is a jpeg.

Any ideas on what's happening here? I couldn't find any log info anywhere and and long version of lpq didn't have any information so I don't think the file was even processed.


TIA for any help, Lisa ********************************************************************************** Lisa Weihl, System Administrator E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Department of Computer Science Office: Hayes 225 Bowling Green State University Phone: (419) 372-0116 Bowling Green, Ohio 43403-0214 Fax: (419) 372-8061


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