[cups.general] NDPS supplied LPR jobs always autodetected as

[Andrew Steven Dixon]

Hi!

I am trying to funnel print jobs from a Netware 5.1 NDPS setup into a
CUPS server, using lpr protocol (Reason: Cutting down on the number of
client driver types needed). For some reason, the CUPS server always
assumes vnd.cups/raw even if the job is *DEFINITELY* postscript (from
LaserWriter v23 or MS Publisher Color Printer/Imagesetter driver). The
most interesting part is that re-submitting the data file with lpr
straight from the cups spool directory (temporarily set PreserveJobFiles
Yes) results in the job being *correctly* graded application/postscript.

Yes, I double checked that no banner insertion mechanism or windows side
print preprocessor is at play here.

Submission of same job from same machine (win xp) with the same driver
directly via internet printing also works correctly....!

If anybody knows in which direction to look... ancient LPD protocol
format options? Ghost in the machine....?

About only thing that is special about NDPS lpd protocol is long
usernames, like .joe_johnson.apple.tree (with the leading dot).

TIAFAH,

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Andrew Steven Dixon
Rechnergruppe
Institut für Eisenhüttenkunde
RWTH Aachen