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AXIS 570/670 User’s Manual Section 10: Setting Up - UNIX

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UNIX

Limitations:

Spooler features, and

printcap or lpr options (BSD) such as

multiple copies, are not available.

FTP The File Transfer Protocol is used for transferring files between hosts.

Advantages:

Uses industry standard network software on the host.

Limitations:

No printer status logging. In the case of BSD it may conflict with

other input or output filters and does not allow both input and

output filters. In System V no filters or interface programs can be

used.

PROS A protocol developed at Axis. Comes in two versions;

named pipe (PROS A) and filter (PROS B).

PROS A PROS A - Advantages:

The AXIS 570/670 appears as a device to the system. This makes

all filter and model options available. It provides accounting and

status logging. Supports bi-directional printing. The printer

information read back can be viewed in a log file.

PROS A - Limitations:

A ‘C’ compiler is required to build the PROS A drivers.

PROS B PROS B - Advantages:

It provides accounting and status logging. Supports bi-directional

printing. The printer information read back can be viewed in a

log file.

PROS B - Limitations:

A ‘C’ compiler is required to build the PROS B drivers and in the

case of BSD, it may conflict with other input or output filters. It

does not allow both input and output filters. Interface programs

can not be used in System V.

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