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From: Damian Ivereigh <damian@cisco.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Dec 1999 08:41:56 +1100
Subject: Re: PPR: ppr: printer is printing postscript code rather than document

Aha! I knew someone else would have a better answer...

Thanks Mark,

Damian

Mark A. Hershberger wrote:
> 
> >>>>> "DI" == Damian Ivereigh <damian@cisco.com> writes:
> 
>     DI> Patrick Baltz wrote:
>     >>  I am trying to setup two printers on a network through ppr
>     >> using the tcpip interface. One is an HP LaserJet 5L and the
>     >> other is an HP LaserJet 4+.
>     DI> Patrick, Neither of those two printers supports postcript
>     DI> natively. PPR is primarily a Postscript print system. I don't
>     DI> believe you will be able to use PPR with those
>     DI> printers.
> 
> You can set PPR up to use GhostScript to print to these printers.
> Check out the gs* protocols (gstcpip, gslpr, etc.)
> 
> Mark.
> 
> --
> This Unix stuff make DOS look like a three-piece tinkertoy set.
>         -- K Kenneth Clark

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