[52669] in SAPr3-news
Re: SAPLPD and thirdparty LPD issue
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (J M)
Sun Dec 12 16:52:44 2004
To: sapr3-news@mit.edu
Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 21:51:45 GMT
From: "J M" <JM@jm.biz>
Message-ID: <R33vd.43193$Al3.37277@newssvr30.news.prodigy.com>
Thanks Peter!
The problem is fixed by setting PRINT_PORT parameter on end user
environment. How do I find out which mode of front-end printing is setup?
"PeVA" <Peter.VanAvermaet@advalvas.be> wrote in message
news:1102686569.790171.98210@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
> SAPlpd has two modes of operation:
>
> As a program that is invoked by the SAPgui and receives requests from
> the SAPgui (it may stay around). (I do not know _how_ it receives those
> requests.)
>
> As an LPD (line printing daemon), a program that stays around and
> listens for print requests on a specific TCP/IP port. Only one program
> can listen on that port: it could be your thrid-party LPD or it could
> be SAPlpd, but not both.
>
> Now, if you are using "front-end printing", you are using the first
> mode.
>
