Send ASCII Text To Printer

[Patrick Swanson]

> > How do you setup a CUPS printer so that the data stream sent to the printer is pure ASCII text instead of the raster image? We have a Wycom device installed and it doesn't like the raster image.
>
> You set the queue up as a text-only queue.  It's what we do here for all the line printers we still need.  Works fairly well.
>
> --Kyle
I set it up as a generic/text-only printer. The Wycom device is still having problems with the job. Their technician said it cannot handle an image file.

Is there any way to verify how CUPS is processing the file?

Patrick