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Re: LPR and Fortran flow control RFC 1179

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From: Ken Hornstein
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 11:21
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In article <1993Jan26.072251.8942@spectrum.CMC.COM> lars@spectrum.CMC.COM (Lars Poulsen) writes:
>In article <1993Jan22.170024.2775@vax1.mankato.msus.edu>
>   robin@vax1.mankato.msus.edu writes:
>>For output we get a complete printout on the host... but the fortran flow
>>control is NOT interpreted and the "1" "0" "+".. etc. are printed.
>
>The file is printed as transmitted. How would the print server host know
>that this file came from FORTRAN ?

Isn't there a code you can send using the lpr protocol that tells the
print server host that the client is using FORTRAN carriage controls?
I thought there was, but it's been a while ....

--Ken
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From: kenh@leps5.phys.psu.edu (Ken Hornstein)
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Subject: Re: LPR and Fortran flow control RFC 1179
Date: 27 Jan 1993 11:21:33 GMT
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