Very Computer

I am using NCSA telnet software on IBM/PC to connect with the Sun machines.
I need to copy files from PC onto the Suns inside the user program using
"system()" function in C. So I can't use interactive FTP program come with
the NCSA software. The NCSA telnet programs do have 'rcp' utility. What can
I do? Is there program let me work around this?
I am thinking about using 'lpr' program on PC, if I can configure the
printer server not to print the file, instead to copy it to certain
directory. Then I am all set. My question is: Can I configure the Sun
in this way to print a remote request to a file?
Thanks in advance.

Naiming Shen

I do not know the PC software you are using, but I can help with the Sun side.
When I was debugging a PCNFS package that printed to a Sun printer, I would
send its output into a file.  Look at /etc/printcap, set 'of' to an executable
program.  This program will need to read its standard input, open a file, and
write it out.  You may also want to set the device to '/dev/null'.  Hm,
actually, you may actually be able to set the lp device to the file you
want to create, it it will always be a static file.

--
Kenneth Ng

"All this might be an elaborate simulation running in a little device sitting
on someone's table" -- J.L. Picard: ST:TNG