printer not spooling

["Richard E. Hawkins Esq." <hawk@eyry.econ.iastate.edu>]

It seems that I need to get a direct connection to print on the 
networked printer.

I'm (supposedly) running my own printter spool.  However, if there is 
already a connection to the printer, including a document printing from 
my machine, I get a 

  connection to '<printername>' failed--Connection refused.
  job '<jobno> transfer to raw@printeradresss failed.

This worked until a reinstall a few days ago.

Again, my first document prints, but lpq and subsequent prints don't.  
(there is also a university spool talking to this printer, which can 
cause these collisons).

my printcap is

lp|name:\
        :lp=/dev/null:sh:\
        :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
        :rm=thefullname:rp=raw:

where the actual names are used instead.

I'm printing postscript files; so far I haven't even tried to set up 
magic filter (i tried & failed a while back).

rick

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