X-Authentication-Warning: delorie.com: mail set sender to djgpp-bounces using -f
From: DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: lpr for djgpp?
Date: 28 Mar 2008 19:43:52 -0400
Organization: MV Communications, Inc.
Lines: 15
Sender: dj AT delorie DOT com
Message-ID: <xn63v6za6f.fsf@delorie.com>
References: <c55lu3donejjg21ofiemck81cp1nj3fhh4 AT 4ax DOT com> <47EAE3C2 DOT 1B9F1323 AT yahoo DOT com> <jndnu3hhj3tq8sg3qdp7rt5fjkoojffjd9 AT 4ax DOT com> <47EC0DA5 DOT 25D02455 AT yahoo DOT com> <47ec32ab DOT 773895945 AT localhost> <47EC2EB5 DOT C0C1AD19 AT yahoo DOT com> <47ed7e57 DOT 858815885 AT localhost>
NNTP-Posting-Host: envy.delorie.com
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
X-Trace: pyrite.mv.net 1206747838 56076 207.22.48.171 (28 Mar 2008 23:43:58 GMT)
X-Complaints-To: abuse AT mv DOT net
NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2008 23:43:58 +0000 (UTC)
User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.4
To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com


nobody AT xmission DOT com (Scott) writes:

You realize that using "nobody@" keeps your emails from being
forwarded to the mailing list, right?

> >Because then you can't control it at runtime.
> 
> You suggest that a program designed specifically to print something should
> be able to send data to something other than a printer?  What are you, some
> kind of UNIX nut?  :)

No, a program designed to print to a printer should be able to CHOOSE
which printer it prints to.  DOS supports three printers, not
including networked printers or other printing methods.