> From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Aug 24 10:28:47 2001
> Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 10:26:39 -0600
> From: Ted Dustman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: LPRng: Useless error message?
>
> Hello,
>
> I'm running lprng 3.7.4 under irix 6.5.  I've got a number of bounce 
> queues set up that filter jobs and then send them to a print queue on a 
> MacOSX machine.  Jobs get printed fine but the lpq command always 
> returns the error:
>
> lpd: <queue name>: unknown printer
>
> e.g.
>
> lpd: FRMQue: unknown printer
>
> Here is a printcap fragment:
>
> # Macros for server and client.
> .server_common
>   :filter=/usr/local/libexec/filters/ifhp
>   :sd=/var/spool/lpd/%P
>   :lf=/var/spool/lpd/%P/log
>   :af=/var/spool/lpd/%P/acct
>   :mx=0
>   :sh
>
> .client_common
>   :[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> alwfr|fr|Fellows Room Laser Writer
>   :server
>   :ifhp=model=apple,ps_eoj_at_start@
>   :lpd_bounce
>   :[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>   :tc=.server_common
>
> alwfr|fr|Fellows Room Laser Writer
>   :client
>   :tc=.client_common
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Ted.
>

I tried the following with LPRng 3.7.5 and had no problems

Try the following:
 # Macros for server and client.
 .server_common
   :filter=/usr/local/libexec/filters/ifhp
   :sd=/var/spool/lpd/%P
   :lf=log
   :af=acct
   :mx=0
   :sh

 .client_common
   :[EMAIL PROTECTED]:force_localhost@

 alwfr|fr|Fellows Room Laser Writer
   :server
   :ifhp=model=apple,ps_eoj_at_start@
   :lpd_bounce
   :[EMAIL PROTECTED]
   :tc=.server_common

 alwfr|fr|Fellows Room Laser Writer
   :client
   :tc=.client_common


Patrick Powell                 Astart Technologies,
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Network and System             San Diego, CA 92123
  Consulting                   858-874-6543 FAX 858-279-8424 
LPRng - Print Spooler (http://www.lprng.com)

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