Re: [LINUX5250] Print Server Daemon

[phil <phillip.watts@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Scott Klement wrote:

> I was not aware that there was a 5250 package for BSD!  I've been a
> FreeBSD user myself for a long time.   I joined the TN5250 project, and
> helped them port it from Linux to FreeBSD because I was not aware of
> another 5250 client for BSD.  So, I'm intrigued.  What is the BSD client
> called?  Where could I get a copy for myself?
>  
       Its proprietary code owned by NLynx/Decision data and believe me it
           is crap.   Its very, very balled up in tcl. From what I have 
seen
          so far, tn5250.org is far superior.

> > Is this the correct method to use for use for printing?
>
> It's "correct."   It's not the only way to go about it.   Personally, I
> take it a bit further, and create a configuration profile, set up host
> print transform, and specify which printer I'm outputting to.  But, if
> that method serves your needs, there's no reason to make things more
> complicated.

Well let me clarify.   I am not well versed in 5250.  I have read RFC 
2877 and
do not follow most of it.  By experimention I have determined that 
env.DEVNAME
in xt5250 will identify the "session" correctly and env.DEVNAME with
lp5250d will give the AS400 a correct virtual printer name to refer too.
Good so far.
I am anticipating that there are a bunch of 5250e variables to do with host
transform/translation which I do not understand yet and I am hoping that
can all be setup via lp5250d either as command line variables or in a config
file similar to tn5250rc.

Using tn5250rc with xt5250 I was unsuccessful in either printing or
getting the AS400 to see a virtual printer.  But that may have be because I
didn't know what I was doing.
But using lp5250d was easy.  I am just wondering if it restrictive.

By the way, lp5250d worked great also when my display session was
tn5280j.jar, which was cool.  
I hope to learn enough about 5250 in the next week to phrase my
questions more intelligently.

Thanks much for responding,

P.S.  FreeBSD 5.0 is wonderful.  updates/package add -- I wish Linux
could get so organized.   But for now I need to do this on Linux.