RE: Mac --> Unix Printer


Subject: RE: Mac --> Unix Printer
From: Scott D. Allen (sallen@infomanage.net)
Date: Wed Oct 25 2000 - 15:50:14 EDT


andy, where do you get those .ppd files? thanks.

>
>Here's a sample papd.conf file:
>
>My Printer:\
> :pr=|/usr/bin/lpr -Pmyprinter:\
> :pd=/etc/atalk/ppds/hp8100.ppd:
>
>Printer 2:\
> :pr=|/usr/bin/lpr -Pprinter2:\
> :pd=/etc/atalk/ppds/hp4500.ppd:
>
>This will create printers called "My Printer" and "Printer 2" in the
>chooser on the macs. Print jobs from the mac will be piped to
>/usr/bin/lpr. Papd will look in the PPD file specified for information
>about the printer's capabilities, should the mac ask (color supported,
>postscript level, etc).
>
> Andy
>



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