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From: cudcv@warwick.ac.uk (Rob McMahon)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards,comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: lpd clipping files
Message-ID: <180@titania.warwick.ac.uk>
Date: 16 Aug 89 10:26:25 GMT
References: <3813@cayman.COM> <3599@helios.ee.lbl.gov>
Reply-To: cudcv@warwick.ac.uk (Rob McMahon)
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In article <3599@helios.ee.lbl.gov> envbvs@epb2.lbl.gov (Brian V. Smith) writes:
>< We have heard that lpd will clip files to 1MB.
>
>lpd will clip files to the limit specified for any printer in /etc/printcap.
>e.g.  mx#1024  will limit files to 1 Megabyte.
>The limit is optional, and if not specified then there is no limit.

On the systems round here the limits defaults to 1000k if not specified, you
must explcitly use mx#0 to turn it off.

Rob
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