send file from w2k to cups via command line

[Kurt Pfeifle]

> Hi there
>
> We got some w2k boxes. What we would like to do is to send files via command line to our cups server. We were able to do that to a windows server through lpr command:
>
> lpr -S old.server.site -P the_printer_port -J Job "file name"
>
> this fails for cups. Is there a solution for this?

You need to enable the "cups-lpd" mini-daemon. See "man cups-lpd".

Cheers,
Kurt

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Kurt Pfeifle
System & Network Printing Consultant ---- Linux/Unix/Windows/Samba/CUPS
Infotec Deutschland GmbH - A RICOH Company .......... Stuttgart/Germany