
			lprMagic Universal Filter
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		   by M. Andreoli (andreoli@pisoft.it)


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Description:    lprMagic is an lineprinter input filter
                for Unix Systems with Berkeley alike printing
                system (configuration using /etc/printcap), entirely
                and completely user configurable via additional
                file /etc/lprMagic.conf. lprMagic extend
                the meaning of the word "printing", using in a
                ingenious way the -C lpr string, allowing the "printing"
                and the queueing of activity on /dev/lp, /dev/modem,
                /dev/sequencer,/dev/dsp, tcp port (ftp,nntp,http,...)
                and so on.


Copyright:
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 Copyright (c) Oct 1997 M. Andreoli (andreoli@pisoft.it)
 All rights reserved.
 
 You may distribute under the terms of the GNU General Public
 License.
 My license policy boils down to this: You are permitted to do 
 nearly anything you want with this program - redistribute
 it, use parts of the code in your own programs, ..., but you
 have to give me credit - do not remove my name 

 For more details, see the file COPYRIGHT 

Installation:
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(For RedHat User, skip step 1-2)

1.) Copy the packages in some dir and
    tar -zxvf lprMagic-1.?.tgz

2.) Compile the C source code :
	`make` 

  If the program compiles fine:

3.) `make config' set the default value (in printer.* file).

4.) `make install' as root (if you have permissons) create 
     /etc/printcap, /etc/lprMagic.conf and lpr spooldir.

    `make test` for conversion capabilities testing.

5.) If you want to play music and send fax with this software, please:
    check if /dev/dsp, /dev/ttySx and /dev/sequencer is writeble for
    the `bin` user, otherwise chmod o add `bin` to owner group.
    (see file `file-permission` , for my setting).

5a) I you want the deferred feature (at= switch), check if owner
    of unifilter (daemon?) can use "at" commands (see /etc/at.deny)

6.) Check if PATH in file `unifilter` is complete/correct
    for your system.

7.) See lsm file for the list of public-domain packages 
    requireds for fully conversion functionality.


