Subject: Re: [netatalk-admins] Idea for Net printing but i need help....
From: Kadinger Andras (bandit@freeside.elte.hu)
Date: Sun Jan 24 1999 - 17:06:46 EST
On Sun, 24 Jan 1999, ian reinhart geiser wrote:
> On Sat, 23 Jan 1999, Albert Max Lai wrote:
> am i getting PS in?
Most probaby yes. Most people on Macs use the LaserWriter printer driver,
which outputs PostScript. If in doubt, send the data to a file and look at
it.
> if so how do i know who is sending it?
Recent LaserWriter drivers tend to output comments that beside others
contain the text from the Mac's Sharing Setup | Owner Name text field.
> this is another delema that i have yet to
> even solve. currently i can create a file
> in the TMP dir with a name of a date stamp.
>
> Is there a way for PAP to tell the server who
> is printing? Once this is solved I will have
> a script that can output PDF, GIF, EPS ... anything...
Why don't you set up separate spoolers/scripts for PDF, GIF, EPS ...
anything ? Wouldn't that solve this dilemma?
Regards,
Andras Kadinger
bandit@freeside.elte.hu
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