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LPRng - Extended print spooler system

The LPRng print spooler is an enhanced, extended, and portable implementation of the Berkeley lpr print spooler. It provides the same interface and meets RFC1179 requirements, but is completely independent.

LPRng supports the following features: lightweight (no databases needed) lpr, lpc, and lprm programs; dynamic redirection of print queues; printer pooling and load balancing; automatic job holding; highly verbose diagnostics; client programs do not need to run SETUID root; enhanced security checks; load balancing across multiple printers; and an improved permission and authorization mechanism.

Obtaining

Web pagehttp://www.lprng.com/
Source tarballhttp://www.lprng.com/DISTRIB/LPRng/LPRng-3.8.21.tgz
Source informationhttp://www.lprng.com/downloads.html
Version 3.8.21 (stable) released on 2003-04-16
Licensed under The GNU General Public License, Version 2.
This is not a GNU package.

Documentation

User HowTo available in HTML format from http://www.lprng.com/LPRng-HOWTO/LPRng-HOWTO.html; User reference available in HTML format from http://www.lprng.com/PrintingCookbook/index.html
Support contacts

Help List<lprng@lprng.com> <lprng-request@lprng.com>
Developer List<lprng@lprng.com> <lprng-request@lprng.com>
Bug List<lprng@lprng.com> <lprng-request@lprng.com>
SupportPaid technical support and consulting available from AStArt Technologies (http://www.astart.com/)

Project contacts

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Related information

Interfacescommand line
Source languagesC
Related programsapsfilter, CUPS

Entry information

License verified byJanet Casey <jcasey@gnu.org> on 2003-04-17
Entry compiled byJanet Casey <jcasey@gnu.org>

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