RE: apsfilter doesn't filter :-)

[Michael Loßin <phallobst@xxxxxx>]

On 19-Feb-02 Gerrit Kühn wrote:
> Hi folks,
> 
> I've just installed apsfilter 7.2.1 on a Linux-System with a Kyocera
> FS-680 (using ljet4) and I'm experiencing a rather strange problem:
> aps doesn't filter. I can do "lpr -Pname file.ps", "lpr -Pname
> file.pdf" or similar and the printer just prints the ps or pdf code.
> But if I use "aps2file -Pname file.ps" I get pcl as expected (I can
> even pipe this in lpr and it's getting printed fine then). The filter
> only doesn't work when called via lpd/printcap.

Then it's not an apsfilter problem -- your lpd is
slightly misconfigured (or you forgot to restart
the lpd daemon after setting up your printers).


HTH
Michael