include a line in the printcap
:send_data_first true
This fixed a very similiar problem for us.
AL Jimenez
Plotting Systems Administrator
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.
Houston, Texas
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Knape, Dean [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 9:36 AM
> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Subject: LPRng: lost print jobs
>
> It seems that print jobs are being lost when multiple jobs are sent.
> If I
> send multiple files to this queue only the first two or three will be
> forwarded to the printer. If I send one file then check status with
> "lpc
> lpq i2316hp2-u@lp-gw2" and then send another and continue this process
> no
> jobs are lost. When the job makes it to the i2316hp2-u@lp-gw2 queue
> it does
> always get forwarded properly.
>
> I have five queues exhibiting this behavior all setup the same way.
> This is
> the printcap for one of them. I am using version 3.8.13.
>
> Printer: i2316hp2-u@lp-gw2
> i2316hp2-u
> :filter=/export/local/ifhp/libexec/filters/ifhp
> :ifhp=model=ps
> :[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> :max_log_file_size#5000
> :max_status_size#5000
> :mc=3
> :mx=50000
> :sd=/var/spool/lpd/%P
> :sh
>
> As can be seen, this is a bounce queue with filtering. Jobs are sent
> to a
> queue on a Win2k box and then onto the printer.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> thanks,
> dean
>
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