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[Andreas Allacher]

> That said, it would be a lot easier (and more functional) to simply
> use xinetd to accept connections on port 9100, etc. and send the
> output to /dev/usb/lp0, /dev/usb/lp1, etc.  A small program could
> handle everything and even support back-channel data (something that
> IPP doesn't offer).  Implementing IPP only for raw printing is IMHO
> a waste of effort.
>
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> ______________________________________________________________________
> Michael R Sweet                        Senior Printing System Engineer
>


Actually, I am trying to use at as a share server for various types of printers. They are not all directly connected to the system. Most are socket printers with some being lpr. I don't know an easy why to do this with xinetd..?