[Users] One printer works with Claws-Mail, the other doesn't.

[Jerry]

On Thu, 3 Nov 2011 17:39:45 -0400
john Culleton articulated:

> On Thu, 3 Nov 2011 17:24:13 -0400
> Jerry <claws-mail.user at seibercom.net> wrote:
> 
> > On Thu, 3 Nov 2011 17:14:49 -0400
> > john Culleton articulated:
> > 
> > > 
> > > My newest printer, an HP Color Laserjet prints like a champ from
> > > Claws Mail. The other old workhorse, my Ricoh B/W Laser AP2600
> > > works via Cups 1.4.6 for Acrobat Reader etc. and via lpr for text
> > > files sent by enscript.
> > > 
> > > But I can't print mail from Claws through the Ricoh via Cups. And
> > > I hate to waste those expensive HP cartridges on B/W work. 
> > > 
> > > When I send a Claws mail message to the Ricoh via Cups it warms up
> > > and then stops. The Cups print queue  says it is a finished job. 
> > > 
> > > PLease tell me a way I can get it printed, other than cut and
> > > paste into Gvim. Yes Gvim will print to it too. 
> > > 
> > > Slackware Linux 13.37. 
> > 
> > I have a somewhat similar problem on a FreeBSD-8.2 machine. With a
> > Brother-MFC-9560CDW printer configured via CUPS. When I choose the
> > printer from the print option screen all I get is a blank page
> > printed. When I choose the LPR option, a complete document is
> > printed. I have CUPS-1.50 installed. I have went nuts trying to
> > figure out the problem. Since I don't print much from Claws, and
> > since I can easily use the LPR option, I just choose to ignore it.
> > 
> Do you set up a printer in Cups for lpr or do you set it up somewhere
> in Claws-Mail?

I stated that it was configured via CUPS? I also have the following ion
the "/etc/make.conf" file:

WITH_CUPS=YES
CUPS_OVERWRITE_BASE=YES
WITHOUT_LPR=YES

It doesn't make any sense; however, as long as I can print I guess it
is not a high priority problem.

-- 
Jerry ✌
Claws-Mail.user at seibercom.net

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