jobs don't seem to make it to printq while printing

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

I've occasionally noticed this before, but rarely print multiple things 
at a time.

my printcap entry is

thequname:\
        :lp=/dev/null:sh:\
        :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
        :rm=itsinternetname:rp=raw:

I'm using lpr if it makes a difference.  However, on other occasions, 
things seem to happily que up.

Similarly, while it is printing, lpq takes a long time to 
respond--sometimes not returning for several minutes, or simply 
announcing the connection is down:

smithttyp1:current>lpq
smith: sending to <name>
Rank   Owner      Job  Files                                 Total Size
1st    hawk       75   (standard input)                      78830 bytes


smithttyp1:current>lpq
smith: sending to <name>
Rank   Owner      Job  Files                                 Total Size
1st    hawk       75   (standard input)                      78830 bytes

dconnection to <name> is down
smithttyp1:current>lpq
connection to <name> is down


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