Subject: Re: lpr buffer size limit
To: Kerry Gray <kgray@netcom.com>
From: Luke Mewburn <lukem@telstra.com.au>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 11/21/1995 10:07:39
Kerry Gray writes:
> 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.

Add "mx#0" to the printcap entry for the printer.
The default maximum job size is ~1MB. Refer to printcap(5) for more info.



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