In article <200002241306.FAA25727@vtn1.victoria.tc.ca>,
	jnemeth@victoria.tc.ca (John Nemeth) writes:
> The problem is that HP JetDirect printers use a proprietary protocol.

No, that's not true. They speak LPR as well. But it is easier to use
the JetDirect protocoll which *is* supported by our "lpd" at least if
you want to use printer filters. A printcap entry for a HP jet direct
printer can look like this:

hplj5m|lp:\
        :lp=9100@myprinter:\
        :sd=/var/spool/lpd/hplj5m:\
        :lf=/var/spool/lpd/hplj5m.log:\
        :of=/usr/pkg/libexec/magicfilter/ljet4m-filter:\
        :mx#0:\
        :sh:

"myprinter" is the hostname of the JetDirect printer.

	Kind regards

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