Sending Files to a PC Host with Windows lpd

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Sending Files to a PC Host with Windows lpd

When sending one or more files to another PC running the Windows lpd daemon, the names used for the <printer> option are in the form xxx-LPT? Or xxx-COM?, where xxx is any of the following:

LP	Does not send a Form Feed after the job.
DOSFF	Sends a Form Feed at the end of the host if the last character is not a Form Feed.
UNIX	Converts Line Feed characters into a Carriage Return and Line Feed.
UNIXFF	Same as option UNIX, but sends a Form feed after the job if the last characters are not FF.

You must know the port to which the printer is connected at the remote host. A typical example for user martyg to send a .txt file to a PC with the hostname warrenp and printer connected to lpt1 is:

: C:\HCLTPC>humlpr warren dosff-lpt1 martyg LPDTEST.TXT

A successful transmission of the file to the remote location is indicated by the message:

: Sending LPDTEST.TXT – 1355 bytes

: C:\HCLTCP>_