Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!david From: david@utzoo.UUCP (David Trueman) Newsgroups: general Subject: changes to `ms' and `format' Message-ID: <4737@utzoo.UUCP> Date: Wed, 5-Dec-84 22:01:16 EST Article-I.D.: utzoo.4737 Posted: Wed Dec 5 22:01:16 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 5-Dec-84 22:01:16 EST Organization: U of Toronto Zoology Lines: 16 When you use the `ms' or `format' program with a printer specified (spr, lpr or hpr), you will now receive mail when the printing has finished. The mail will include an estimate of the number of pages printed. This change will mean that you no longer have to check to see if your printout is ready--just wait to get the mail. Printer jobs submitted using `ms' or `format' are now "batched". This means that you will get your prompt back after the time it takes to copy your files (a much shorter time than it takes to process the files). This effectively eliminates the need to use `nohup' and the ampersand (`&'). Note that this requires no action on your part. Should there be an error in processing your files, any error messages will be mailed to you. -- David Trueman @ U of Toronto Zoology {allegra,ihnp4,linus,decvax}!utzoo!david