Very Computer

Printing using CAP6.0 works fine locally.  Recompiling CAP6.0 didn't seem
to help.

Is anyone else in our situation?  CAP6.0 is the only way we can reach our
printers, so any suggestions or advice would be appreciated by many people
in our organization including me.  Thanks in advance.  --Tim
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   Printing using CAP6.0 works fine locally.  Recompiling CAP6.0 didn't seem
   to help.

More on the Problem:
Our entry in /usr/lpd/qconfig looks like:

        acdps2s:
                up = TRUE
                device = aps2s
        aps2s:
                backend = /usr/local/cap/dcsps2s

and the script dcsps2s looked like this:

        #! /bin/sh
        cat $* | /usr/local/cap/papif -P ps2s
        exit(0)

The output stream never seems to get to papif if it from a remote client
although it always gets to it if the job is printed locally (I discovered
this after a lot of experimentation).  However, putting a pause in the
script works -- isn't this strange?

        #! /bin/sh
        sleep 30
        cat $* | /usr/local/cap/papif -P ps2s
        exit(0)

Some others have reported similar problems under AIX 3.1.6 with remote
printing.  I would sure like to know why the backend program doesn't get
its input immediately.  Any thoughts or suggestions?

--Tim

#!/bin/sh
for i in $*
do
        case $i in
                -*) flags="$flags $i "
                        ;;
                *)  files="$files $i "
                        ;;
        esac
done
cat $files | /usr/new/cap/papif -P cslw4

Carl
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Carl     | Programmer, Sys admin, Operater (etc)           |
Lewis    |       University of Tasmania CS Dep.            |
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