Re: mailing list problems, printing
Subject: mailing list problems, printing
Date: Wed, Dec 16, 1998 at 12:30:17PM -0600
In reply to:Brian Morgan
Quoting Brian Morgan(bmorgan@greenville.edu):
>
> 1. I'm not receiving any of the emails from the list, for the last couple of
> hours. I can post (obviously), but I am not receiving mail from the list,
> unless it addressed specifically to me. Any thoughts?
>
> 2. Having trouble printing using lpr. I assume I'm doing this right. I
> type "lpr -Pprintername FILENAME" and I get a cover page, a page DESCRIBING
> the desired file, and then a blank sheet. When I print from Netscape, it
> either prints hundreds of blank pages, or hundreds of pages with jumbled
> text. Here's my printcap entry:
>
> kingsnake|laserjet 4 in computer room
> :lp=:\
> :rm=kingsnake
> :rp=raw
> :sd=/var/spool/lpd/kingsnake
> :mx#0
> :sh
>
> I've also tried :rp=text, with same results. Any suggestions?
> 3. Is there anything special you need to do to get netscape to print
> specific frames?
>
> Thanks
>
> ======================
>
> Brian Morgan bmorgan@greenville.edu
> Computer Support Specialist http://brian.greenville.edu
> IBM Mobile Systems Specialist 618-664-2800 ext. 4241
> Information Technology 618-338-4963 pager
> Greenville College, IL ICQ: 13798434
Have you installed the magicfilter package? If you haven't, that is
the 'sure fix' to printing problems. I have used it even on
distributions that don't include it. Works every time.
HTH
--
"... one of the main causes of the fall of the Roman Empire was that,
lacking zero, they had no way to indicate successful termination of
their C programs." -- Robert Firth
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