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Printing Cookbook - A tasty and useful set of printing recipes. |
| Squeeze Code |
LISA98 Printing and Network Print Spoolers Tutorial in PowerPoint Format |
| Write Documentation |
LPRng Reference Manual (One File) or (Multiple Files) |
| Create packeges |
Download LPRng Distribution |
| Port the code | Many thanks to sourceforge for hosting this project ! |
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LPRng SourceForge Project |
The LPRng software is an enhanced, extended, and portable implementation
of the Berkeley LPR print spooler functionality. While providing the same
interface and meeting RFC1179 requirements, the implementation is completely
new and provides support for the following features: lightweight (no databases
needed) lpr, lpc, and lprm programs; dynamic redirection of print queues;
automatic job holding; highly verbose diagnostics; multiple printers serving
a single queue; client programs do not need to run SUID root; greatly enhanced
security checks; and a greatly improved permission and authorization mechanism.
The source software compiles and runs on a wide variety of UNIX systems,
and is compatible with other print spoolers and network printers that use
the LPR interface and meet RFC1179 requirements.
LPRng provides emulation packages for the SVR4 lp and lpstat programs,
eliminating the need for another print spooler package.
These emulation packages can be modified according to local requirements,
in order to support vintage printing systems.
For users that require secure and/or authenticated printing support,
LPRng supports Kerberos V, MIT Kerberos IV Print Support,
and PGP authentication.
LPRng is being adopted by MIT for use as their Campus Wide printing support
system.
Additional authentication support is extremely simple to add.
LPRng is Open Source Software,
and the current public distribution is available from the listed FTP and
Web Sites.
LPRng is distributed under the GPL or Artistic
license.
Licenses and support agreements for users who do not want to use
the terms of the above licenses
may be obtained from
AStArt Technologies
which provides commercial
support and enhancements for the LPRng and other network software.
AStArt
provides network and system consulting services for UNIX and NT systems,
as well as real time and network software.
The LPRng software has no known Year 2000 data dependencies.
Where necessary, dates are generated using values relative to
the UNIX Epoch, and will be consistent to 2034 at a conservative
estimate. Details are available in the Y2K Compliance
file in the source distribution.
LPRng - An Enhanced Printer Spooler
Security and Authentication
Licensing, Commercial Support, and Y2k Compliance
| IFHP | The IFHP filter does job and format conversion for for PostScript and PCL printers as well as the usual 'dumb' printers. For printers which provide status information over a bidirectional connection, it can monitor the printer for conditions and report current page usage. This information is incorporated into the LPRng printer status information. |
| LPRngTool | A Graphical User Interface for the monitoring and configuration of the LPRng printing system. |
| LPInfo | a command line/Web-based tool for use with LPRng. LPInfo works fine on small sites but Sites with over 1000 printers are easily managed with this software. |
Mirrors:
ftp://ftp.u-aizu.ac.jp/pub/net/lpr/LPRng (JA)
ftp://ftp.cs.columbia.edu/pub/archives/pkg/LPRng (US)
ftp://ftp.cise.ufl.edu/pub/mirrors/LPRng (US)
ftp://ftp.cs.umn.edu/pub/LPRng (US)
ftp://uiarchive.uiuc.edu/pub/ftp/ftp.lprng.com/pub/LPRng (US)
ftp://ftp.sage-au.org.au/pub/printing/spooler/lprng/ (AU)
ftp://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/LPRng/ (AU/NZ)
http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/LPRng/ (AU/NZ)
ftp://sunsite.ualberta.ca/pub/Mirror/LPRng (CA)
ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/pub/os/unix/utils/LPRng (DE)
ftp://ftp.uni-paderborn.de/pub/unix/printer/LPRng (DE)
ftp://ftp.mono.org/pub/LPRng (UK)
ftp://ftp.iona.com/pub/plp/LPRng (IE)
ftp://uabgate.uab.ericsson.se/pub/unix/LPRng (SE)
To join the LPRng mailing list, please send mail to lprng-request@lprng.com with the word 'subscribe' in the BODY
The LPRng mailing list is archived on
http://www.findmail.com/list/lprng
http://arthur.ucsd.edu/LPRng-Archive/
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com
http://www.lrz-muenchen.de/services/netzdienste/email/email-archive/
History
The lprng is the brainchild of Patrick Powell. He did the most work and was sole maintainer upto
version 3.8.27. In 2005 he left the project suddenly. Since the project is still used in several places
a group of developer started to revive the project in end 2006.
The main goal of the project for now is bugfixing.
The second goal is to collect lpr related project.
lprng has loyal fans all around the world but please understand that we are volunteers. If you
realy need 24/7 support you may conntact Patrick Powell or any other developer.
Note:There is no garantee that we will include your code into the source of LPRng !
Patrick Powell
AStArt Technologies, 9475 Chesapeake Drive, Suite D, San Diego, CA
92123
(858) 874-6543; FAX (858) 279-8424
email: papowell@lprng.com