Re: TCP/IP Connection software

On Thu, 14 Mar 2002, Vernon Hamberg wrote:

> As aomeone else said, free and cheaper TN5250 products don't usually have
> the nice printing. If they do, it's usually LPD, and I like the
> CA/PCOMM/Rumba/etc. printer sessions better-all 400 printer attributes are
> retained, where LPD can't do that.

Ouch, that hurts :)  If by "nice printing" you mean supporting IPDS then
yes, I think you are correct.  But if you use SCS then the linux5250
package does very well.  It can use lpr, but doesn't have to.  It is very
simple to set up, too (and for me is far less troublesome to configure
than client access).  The only thing it doesn't support at this time is
changing CPI in the middle of a report.

James Rich
james@eaerich.com