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Re: AGAIN: Help please: /dev/printer disappeared



On Thu, 3 Jul 1997, Bruce Perens wrote:

> OK. Remove /dev/printer and start lpd. It'll probably create the socket on
> its own. See why it doesn't start from one of the /etc/rc.d files.
> 
> 	Bruce

Hmm... How come I don't have /dev/printer?  :)  What is it for?  I have
been printing to /dev/lp1 with no problem, but I'm just curious what
/dev/printer is all about.  I installed Debian 1.1 and is now living on
hamm, using LPRng.  ^_^  Thanks.

Anthony

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Anthony Fok Tung-Ling            foka@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca
Civil Engineering                http://www.ualberta.ca/~foka/
University of Alberta, Canada    Keep smiling!  *^_^*


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