RAW Print Queue spawns 500 jobs

[Helge Blischke]

Daniel Drumm wrote:

>> I don't know why this is happening.
> 
> I'm sorry, here is my /etc/xinetd.d/cups-lpd definition:
> 
> # default: off
> # description: Allow applications using the legacy lpd protocol to
> # communicate with CUPS
> service printer
> {
>         disable = no
>         socket_type = stream
>         protocol = tcp
>         wait = no
>         user = lp
>         server = /usr/lib/cups/daemon/cups-lpd
>         server_args = -o job-sheets=none -o
>         document-format=application/vnd.cups-raw
> }
> 
> Here is /etc/cups/printers.conf
> 
> # Printer configuration file for CUPS v1.3.7
> # Written by cupsd on 2009-08-14 11:23
> <DefaultPrinter dst>
> Info DST file printer
> Location To be piped to Perl Program
> DeviceURI lpd://ord-prnt-02/dst
> State Idle
> StateTime 1250266798
> Accepting Yes
> Shared Yes
> JobSheets none none
> QuotaPeriod 0
> PageLimit 0
> KLimit 0
> OpPolicy default
> ErrorPolicy stop-printer
> </Printer>

You set up the queue to print via the lpd protocol to itself.
How did you intend to pipe the print job to a Perl program?

Helge