Subject: Re: "Y" command in Pine does not print

From: [email-masked] (Nathan Elke)
Date: 25 Jul 1994 06:50:47 GMT

I'm not sure if Hans' problem is exactly like mine, but when I try to 
print using the 'Y' command, it prints for awhile on my printer, then 
stops and locks up my session. I hit ctrl-z to get out of it, and my 
printer becomes my monitor (all commands and their output goes to the 
printer), while my monitor stays the same. I then quit my modem program 
(Telix in this case), start it up again, and all is fine.

Any suggestions as to how to get this to work?

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From: Peter Murray <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 1994 23:03:52 -0400 (EDT)

> (Telix in this case), start it up again, and all is fine.

Sounds like a flow-control problem.  The host system is dumping data 
faster than the printer can print it, so for large files the terminal 
emulator is forced to throw away data because it cannot buffer it.  You 
then lose the "Turn Printer Off" control codes, so everything the host 
system sends still gets printed on the printer.

I have no specific suggestions, other than to be sure the flow control 
parameters are set correctly.

Peter
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