The problem seems somehow related to
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/+bug/420490

The problem occurs in our installation over and over again after some
days.

d...@momo:~  %3723 $ uname -a |lpr 
lpr: Unsupported format 'text/plain'!

r...@momo:cups  %593 $ /etc/init.d/cups stop ;  mv  -v /var/cache/cups/* /tmp/ 
; /etc/init.d/cups start
 * Stopping Common Unix Printing System: cupsd                                  
                                             [ OK ] 
`/var/cache/cups/10.42.2.50.snmp' -> `/tmp/10.42.2.50.snmp'
removed `/var/cache/cups/10.42.2.50.snmp'
`/var/cache/cups/BW-Laser.ipp' -> `/tmp/BW-Laser.ipp'
removed `/var/cache/cups/BW-Laser.ipp'
`/var/cache/cups/Color-Laser.ipp' -> `/tmp/Color-Laser.ipp'
removed `/var/cache/cups/Color-Laser.ipp'
`/var/cache/cups/Draft-Laser.ipp' -> `/tmp/Draft-Laser.ipp'
removed `/var/cache/cups/Draft-Laser.ipp'
`/var/cache/cups/job.cache' -> `/tmp/job.cache'
removed `/var/cache/cups/job.cache'
`/var/cache/cups/Office-Fax.ipp' -> `/tmp/Office-Fax.ipp'
removed `/var/cache/cups/Office-Fax.ipp'
`/var/cache/cups/Office-Laser.ipp' -> `/tmp/Office-Laser.ipp'
removed `/var/cache/cups/Office-Laser.ipp'
`/var/cache/cups/Photo-Laser.ipp' -> `/tmp/Photo-Laser.ipp'
removed `/var/cache/cups/Photo-Laser.ipp'
`/var/cache/cups/ppds.dat' -> `/tmp/ppds.dat'
removed `/var/cache/cups/ppds.dat'
`/var/cache/cups/rss' -> `/tmp/rss'
removed directory: `/var/cache/cups/rss'
 * Starting Common Unix Printing System: cupsd                                  
 

d...@momo:~  %3723 $ uname -a |lpr

Now it works :-)

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can't print on karmic, upgraded from jaunty
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/440508
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