Subject: lpd and filter programs
To: Matthias Scheler <tron@lyssa.owl.de>
From: David Gilbert <dgilbert@velocet.ca>
List: tech-userlevel
Date: 07/20/1998 16:05:22
>>>>> "Matthias" == Matthias Scheler <tron@lyssa.owl.de> writes:

Matthias> Is there any good reason why filters are not used for remote
Matthias> hosts? This makes it impossible to use automatic filter
Matthias> programs like "magicfilter" with a printer connected to a
Matthias> printer server or own ethernet interface.

The usual way to handle this is to create a 'fake' local printer that
has filters and then respools the job to the 'real' printer.  However,
I've always found this a rather kludgy way of doing things.

Dave.

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