From owner-freebsd-stable Tue Jun 12 0:30:11 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from ns1.pilikia.net (ns1.pilikia.net [63.173.194.12]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DE3C437B403 for ; Tue, 12 Jun 2001 00:30:05 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from art@pilikia.net) Received: from gecko (gecko.local.net [10.25.0.9]) by ns1.pilikia.net (8.11.3/8.11.3) with ESMTP id f5C7TrQ20526 for ; Mon, 11 Jun 2001 21:29:54 -1000 (HST) (envelope-from art@pilikia.net) Message-ID: <200106112129540460.11D1B51F@smtp> X-Mailer: Calypso Version 3.20.02.00 (3) Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 21:29:54 -1000 Reply-To: art@pilikia.net From: "Arthur W. Neilson III" To: stable@freebsd.org Subject: emailing a printer Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Virus-Scanned: by AMaViS/NAI-uvscan-4.14 Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Recently I was asked if FreeBSD could be used as a print server for email; i.e. sending email to a networked printer. The idea is to have email addresses for printers and be able to route mail to them for delivery on hardcopy. We have *many* printers and my initial idea of using /etc/mail/aliases i.e. helpdesk@boh.com: "| lpr 10.0.0.1" for example seems rather cumbersome and difficult to manage when you start adding them all up. Does anyone have recommendations for this? -- __ / ) _/_ It is a capital mistake to theorise before one has data. /--/ __ / Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, / (_/ (_<__ Instead of theories to suit facts. -- Sherlock Holmes, "A Scandal in Bohemia" Arthur W. Neilson III, WH7N - FISTS #7448 Bank of Hawaii Network Services http://www.pilikia.net art@pilikia.net, aneilson@boh.com, wh7n@arrl.net To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message