>Date: Mon, 20 Nov 1995 08:21:47 -0800 (PST)
>From: Kerry Gray <kgray@netcom.com>

>When I try to queue large files ( > 1Meg ) to print via lpr, I get the 
>message, 'copy file too large,' at which point only the first 1 Meg of 
>the file is queued.
>
>What is the rationale behind this apparently arbrtrary limit?  How can I 
>change it?  Yes, I could modify the source, but I am hoping there is some 
>admin thing I can do to raise the limit that will survive the next 
>software update.

The rationale is to keep malicious users from spewing large amounts
of garbageola to your printer, and/or filling up your /var partition.
I believe the default was chosen before Postscript became popular. :-)

You can eliminate the restriction by adding :mx#0: to the entry for
your printer in /etc/printcap.  See printcap(5) for further details.
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