From: MLONG@isucard.card.iastate.edu
Subject: Re: OS2's lpd implementation and printing bin files from unix !
Organization: CARD
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 22:03:26 GMT

In article <1992Sep28.104513.19034@edfd.uucp>                                                                                                         
root@edfd.uucp (Operator) writes:                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                      
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>Hi guys !                                                                                                                                            
>I want to use OS2's lpd from a unix lpr-spooling system.                                                                                             
>If i send binary files to OS2's lpd the implementation of OS2's                                                                                      
>lpd expands every character 012 (octal) to 012 015 and my binary                                                                                     
>file is spoiled. I tried to spool the file from a UNIX to UNIX WS                                                                                    
>with nearly the same printcap entry and its OK. The bad guy must                                                                                     
>be OS2's lpd.                                                                                                                                        
>Is there a possibiltiy to prevent this behavior or how can I                                                                                         
>force the OS'2 spooling-system to use a filter (012 015 to 012)                                                                                      
>bevor printing the file ?                                                                                                                            
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We are looking to do something similar to this.  Were there any tricks to get t                                                                       
his to work?  Do you use a banner/job control page?  What type of printer are y                                                                       
ou using?  Postscript maybe?  Any hints etc. that you could send me would be ap                                                                       
preciated.                                                                                                                                            
Thanks,                                                                                                                                               
Mike Long                                                                                                                                             
Iowa State University